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Kanji

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

精霊 せいれい
森の奥には古い精霊が住んでいると言われている。

It is said that an ancient spirit lives deep in the forest.

幽霊 ゆうれい
彼は幽霊を見たと言って震えていた。

He was trembling, saying he saw a ghost.

かのように かのように
彼はまるで幽霊でも見たかのように震えていた。

He was trembling as if he had seen a ghost.

れい
祖先の霊を祭るために、毎年実家に帰省している。

I return to my family home every year to worship the spirits of our ancestors.

先祖 せんぞ
私たちは、お盆に先祖の霊を供養します。

We hold a memorial service for our ancestors during Obon.

亡霊 ぼうれい
古い城には、かつての城主の亡霊が出るという噂がある。

There is a rumor that the ghost of the former castle lord appears in the old castle.

悪霊 あくりょう
古い屋敷に悪霊が取り憑いているという噂がある。

There is a rumor that an evil spirit haunts the old mansion.

憑依 ひょうい
村の人々は悪霊の憑依を恐れていた。

The villagers were afraid of possession by an evil spirit.

全身全霊 ぜんしんぜんれい
彼は全身全霊を込めてプロジェクトに取り組んだ

He tackled the project with his whole heart and soul.

霊力 れいりょく
彼女は霊力を信じている。

She believes in spiritual power.

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