霊魂

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: S
こん
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
靈魂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(れい)(こん) (reikon

  1. [from circa 1179] the soul of a person or thing
    Synonyms: (tamashī), 魂魄 (konpaku), 魄霊 (hakurei)
  2. [from circa 1220] a ghost, a shade, a phantom of someone who has died

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN