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[りょう()]
ryou
noun

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[ろう()]
rou

English Meaning(s) for 霊

noun
  1. vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost

Definition and Synonyms for 霊

Spirit a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
Synonyms: エスプリ, ガイスト, マインド, スピリット, , , 心意, 心胆, 心霊, 心魂, , , , , 神気, 精気, 精神, , 肝っ魂, , , ,
Spook a mental representation of some haunting experience
Synonyms: ガイスト, ゴースト, 亡者, 亡霊, 亡魂, 亡き魂, お化け, 化け物, 妖怪, 妖異, 妖魔, 幻影, 幽霊, 幽鬼, 幽魂, 怪物, 悪霊, 死霊, 物の怪, 生き霊, , , , , 魑魅, 魔物
Spirit any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
Synonyms: スピリット, 心霊, , , 精霊, 精霊, , , 霊魂, ,
Ghost the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
Synonyms: ゴースト, 亡霊, 亡魂, お化け, 化け物, 幽霊, 幽鬼, 悪霊, 死霊, 物の怪, , , ,
Psyche the immaterial part of a person
Synonyms: ソウル, ソウル, ソール, プシュケー, , , 心霊, 心魂, , 精神, , , 霊魂, , , 魂魄
Psyche the actuating cause of an individual life
Synonyms: ソウル, ソウル, ソール, プシュケー, , , 心霊, 心魂, , 精神, , , 霊魂, , , 魂魄

Meanings for each kanji in 霊

» spirits; soul

Categories 霊 is a member of

Fiber the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
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Apparition something existing in perception only
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Psyche the immaterial part of a person
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Spirit the vital principle or animating force within living things
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Spiritual Being an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
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