霊魂
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 霊 | 魂 |
| れい Grade: S |
こん Grade: S |
| kan’on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 靈魂 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 靈魂 (MC leng hwon).
First cited to the 康頼宝物集 (Yasuyori Hōbutsu-shū) of roughly 1179.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- [from circa 1179] the soul of a person or thing
- [from circa 1220] a ghost, a shade, a phantom of someone who has died
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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