Japanese symbol for “wraith”
生霊
せいれい
Romaji: seirei
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
In Japanese, wraith is 生霊, read せいれい (seirei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
- n humankind; humanity; the people
Written forms: 生霊. Readings: せいれい、しょうりょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wraith”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| レイス | レイス reisu | wraith |
| 生き霊 | いきりょう ikiryou | vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker |
| 生き霊 | いきすだま ikisudama | vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい yuurei | ghost; specter; spectre |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい bourei | departed spirit; soul of the dead |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.