霊

spirits

Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingレイ、リョウ

Kun readingたま

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

spiritsRtK
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.tatoeba
彼はまるで幽霊を見たような顔つきをしていた。He looked as if he had seen a ghost.tatoeba
soul
御霊によって生まれるものも、皆そのとおりです。So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.tatoeba
彼はひざをついて故人の霊に祈りを捧げた。He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.tatoeba

spirit
departed soul
ghost

Radicals and components

Radical雨rain

Components

How it's built

霊

Mnemonic (RtK)

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rain (雨) · weather · two (二) · row

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1930

Compound words

floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased

亡霊ぼうれい

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

幽霊ゆうれい

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

霊園れいえん

(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park

慰霊いれい

consoling the spirits of the dead

mystical power inherent in words

死霊しりょう

spirit of a dead person

mystical power inherent in words

list of names of the dead

霊柩車れいきゅうしゃ

hearse

黒人霊歌こくじんれいか

African American spiritual

精霊飛蝗ショウリョウバッタ

Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)

霊験灼かれいげんあらたか

miraculous

合同慰霊祭ごうどういれいさい

joint service for the war dead

On Reading Examples

彼はひざまずいて故人の霊に祈りをささげた。れい

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

天皇は亡くなった方々の霊に祈りを捧げた。れい

The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は全身全霊を仕事に打ち込んだ。

He gave body and soul to his job.tatoeba

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.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 霊

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step