霊
霊 — Spirits
spirits, soul
On’yomiレイ (rei)
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiたま (tama)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 霊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霊 | れい rei | soul; spirit; departed soul |
| 慰霊 | いれい irei | consoling the spirits of the dead |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい yuurei | ghost; specter; spectre |
| 霊園 | れいえん reien | (garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park |
| 慰霊祭 | いれいさい ireisai | memorial service |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい bourei | departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost |
Study notes
霊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1458 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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