幽霊

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: S
れい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
幽靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese compound 幽靈幽灵 (ʔjiw leng, literally dark + supernatural). Compare modern Mandarin reading yōulíng, Min Nan iu-lêng.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ゆう)(れい) (yūreiいうれい (iurei)?

  1. a ghost, a phantom

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Okinawan[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: S
Alternative spelling
幽靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Japanese 幽霊 (yūrei).

Noun[edit]

幽霊(ゆーりー) (yūrī

  1. ghost