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    3. 霊

    霊

    霊れい

    soul

    KMT7News #10+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    れい

    Noun

    1.
    soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost

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    霊れいが見みえると言いわれている場ば所しょがある。

    There are places where it is said that spirits can be seen.

    KMT6Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの作さく品ひんには、自し然ぜんの霊れいが宿やどっているようだ。

    It seems that the spirit of nature dwells in his work.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyArt & DesignNature & Environment
    神じん社じゃは、神かみ々がみの霊れいを祀まつる場ば所しょです。

    Shines are places where the spirits of gods are enshrined.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    幽ゆう霊れいの霊れいは、亡なくなった人ひとの魂たましいを指さすことが多 い。

    The "rei" in "yurei" (ghost) often refers to the soul of a deceased person.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    古こ代だいの人ひと々びとは、万ばん物ぶつに霊れいが宿やどると信しんじていた。

    Ancient people believed that spirits resided in all things.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    霊
    たま…(2)
    spirits・soul
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