Word details

祖霊

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 祖霊.

Dictionary

Entry

祖霊れいNounFreq #55019
1

ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities

2

ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Nanori

spirits, soul

15 strokesFrequency 1,458JLPT N1Grade 8

On

レイリョウ

Kun

たま

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