霊 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 霊 意味

spirits, soul

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霊 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

たま tama

KUNYOMI　訓読み

レイ rei
リョウ ryou

Examples

これで彼の霊も浮かばれるだろう。

With this his spirit will be consoled.

天皇は亡くなった方々の霊に祈りを捧げた。

The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.

中世の教会は肉体をさげすみ霊をたたえた。

The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.

彼はひざまずいて故人の霊に祈りをささげた。

He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.

肉によって生まれたものは肉です。御霊によって生まれたものは霊です。

Flesh gives birth to flesh, Spirit gives birth to Spirit.

霊はこの世のどこにもいらっしゃいます。この学園はお社の跡地に作られていますので、特にお集まりになる傾向があります。

Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.

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帳 notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent

悔 repent, regret

諭 rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade

惨 wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

虐 tyrannize, oppress