霊
soul, spirits
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:1458
Vocabulary
リョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怨霊 | オンリョウ | revengeful ghost; apparition |
| 悪霊 | アクリョウ | evil spirit |
| 精霊 | ショウリョウ | spirit of the deceased |
| 死霊 | シリョウ | spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul |
| 霊異 | リョウイ | miracle; wonder; wondrous thing |
レイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慰霊祭 | イレイサイ | memorial service |
| 幽霊 | ユウレイ | ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom |
| 霊園 | レイエン | (garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park |
| 慰霊 | イレイ | consoling the spirits of the dead |
| 英霊 | エイレイ | spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霊 | れい | soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost |
| 霊 | たましい | soul; spirit; mind; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable; inherent spirit of something; state of mind |
| 御霊 | みたま | spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit |
| 霊山 | れいざん | sacred mountain |
| 言霊 | ことだま | mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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cloud
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quake, quiver, shake, shiver, tremble
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需
demand, need, request
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雰
atmosphere, fog
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雪
snow
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零
cipher, nothing, overflow, spill, zero
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雷
lightning bolt, thunder
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電
electricity
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霜
frost
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霧
fog, mist
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