霊 — kanji meaning “spirits”
霊
spirits, soul
- Meanings
- spirits, soul
- On'yomi
- レイ (rei)、リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi
- たま
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1458 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 173
- Chinese reading
- líng
Words with 霊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい yuurei | ghost; specter; spectre |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい bourei | departed spirit; soul of the dead |
| 慰霊 | いれい irei | consoling the spirits of the dead |
| 精霊 | しょうりょう shouryou | spirit of the deceased |
| 霊園 | れいえん reien | (garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park |
| 悪霊 | あくりょう akuryou | evil spirit |
| 英霊 | えいれい eirei | spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier |
| 霊長 | れいちょう reichou | crown (of creation); apex; the best |
| 霊感 | れいかん reikan | inspiration; afflatus |
| 心霊 | しんれい shinrei | spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul |
| 霊魂 | れいこん reikon | soul; spirit |
| 霊場 | れいじょう reijou | sacred ground |
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