れい
Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Kanji used
ghost
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
spirit; soul; ghost
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
spiritual power
evil spirit
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
divine spirit
soul; spirit
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
spiritual; incorporeal
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
clairvoyance
miraculous god; wonder-working god
divine nature; spirituality
spiritual ability
guardian spirit
the spiritual world
one's whole soul
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner
sacred mountain
spirit residing in the ground
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
miracle herb; sacred herb; herb with mysterious powers
sacred ground
mysterious power
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
charm; amulet; talisman
crown (of creation); apex; the best
sacred ground; sacred precincts
sacred ground
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
wandering ghost
miraculous stone; magical rock
miraculous; wonderful
animal spirit; animal ghost
coffin; casket
communication with the dead
miraculous (miracle-working) water
powerful spirit; power of the emperor
before the spirit of the deceased
a mountain's guardian deity
ancestral spirits
body and soul
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
flesh and spirit
memorial tablet
mystic wisdom
mystic wisdom
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
coffin; casket
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
experience of seeing a ghost
Christian name; baptismal name
spirit of goodness
the loyal dead
stubborn and ignorant
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
wondrous virtue; miraculous virtue
observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc.; astronomical expert; place where the soul is located
Examples (4 in total)
Mary can communicate with ghosts.
That house is haunted by Tom's ghost.
The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.