霊
霊

spirits, soul

15 strokesFrequency 1,458JLPT N1Grade 8

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魂霊たましいたま魄NounFreq #1520
1

soul; spirit; mind

Examples
魂の吐息を感じ始めた。
I'm feeling the breath of life.
2

willpower; vitality

3

something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

4

Suffix; Usu. as ～だましい

inherent spirit of something; state of mind

幽霊ゆうれいNounFreq #3531
1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

Examples
その家には幽霊が出るといわれる。
The house is said to be haunted.
霊れいNounFreq #4334
1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

Examples
これで彼の霊も浮かばれるだろう。
With this his spirit will be consoled.
精霊せいれいNounFreq #8144
1

spirit; soul; ghost

亡霊ぼうれいNounFreq #9505
1

departed spirit; soul of the dead

Examples
彼女は亡霊を見て髪を逆立てた。
When she saw the ghost, her hair stood on end.
2

ghost; apparition

こだま木霊木魂谺NounFreq #11688
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

echo; reverberation

Examples
谷は彼の呼び声でこだました。
The valley echoed with his call.
2

spirit of a tree; tree spirit

悪霊あくりょうあくれいNounFreq #12407
1

evil spirit

Examples
その儀式は悪霊を追い払うためのものである。
The ceremony is to turn away evil spirits.
全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれいNoun四字熟語Freq #13726
1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

Examples
彼は全身全霊を仕事に打ち込んだ。
He gave body and soul to his job.
霊りょうろうNounArchaicFreq #18299
1

vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost

死霊しりょうしれいNounFreq #18558
1

spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

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