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Translingual
Han character
霊 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一月一一金 (MBMMC), four-corner 10102, composition ⿳⻗一亚)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1375, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42309
- Dae Jaweon: page 1884, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4063, character 15
- Unihan data for U+970A
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 霊 – see 靈 (“god; deity; soul; spirit; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 靈). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
霊
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 靈)
- soul, spirit
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
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| 靈 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 靈／灵 (leng).
Pronunciation
Noun
霊 • (rei)
- ghost
Synonyms
Etymology 2
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| 靈 (kyūjitai)
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
霊 • (tama)
- a soul, a spirit
Synonyms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN