It is said that an ancient spirit lives deep in the forest.
霊
spirits, soul
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
雨部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
レイ, リョウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
たま
Nanori (Name Reading)
よし
Common Readings
リョウ, レイ, たま
Example sentences
He was trembling, saying he saw a ghost.
He was trembling as if he had seen a ghost.
I return to my family home every year to worship the spirits of our ancestors.
We hold a memorial service for our ancestors during Obon.
There is a rumor that the ghost of the former castle lord appears in the old castle.
There is a rumor that an evil spirit haunts the old mansion.
I prayed to exorcise evil spirits.
He tackled the project with his whole heart and soul.
The villagers believed that a spirit of the dead appeared at the old well.
Example Vocabulary
精霊
spirit; soul; sprite
幽霊
ghost; apparition; phantom
霊
soul; spirit; ghost
亡霊
ghost; specter; spirit; apparition
悪霊
evil spirit; demon
全身全霊
with one's whole heart and soul; with all one's might
霊力
木霊
死霊
spirit of the dead; ghost of a dead person
言霊
spiritual power believed to dwell in words; word spirit
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