"精霊" meaning in All languages combined

See 精霊 on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [se̞ːɾe̞ː] Forms: 精霊 [canonical] (ruby: (せい), (れい)), seirei [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=せいれい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|精靈|id=2,1|lit=essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit}} 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|せいれい}} 精(せい)霊(れい) • (seirei)
  1. the spirit or soul of a thing Synonyms: 精気 (english: “spirit, energy, essence of a thing”), (english: “soul” in general)
    Sense id: en-精霊-ja-noun-gM5F0zKO
  2. the soul of someone who has died Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: 霊魂 (english: “soul, spirit”, generally of a person), (english: “soul” in general)
    Sense id: en-精霊-ja-noun-AE8pOiHy Disambiguation of Death: 0 15 1 20 31 34 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 1 17 32 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 16 2 18 29 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 15 2 18 29 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 5 86 9
  3. a supernatural spirit
    Sense id: en-精霊-ja-noun-fIvDm5CJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ɕo̞ːɾʲo̞ː] Forms: 精霊 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (りょう)), shōryō [romanization], syauryau [romanization], しやうりやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょうりょう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|精靈|id=2,1|lit=essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit}} 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうりょう|hhira=しやうりやう}} 精(しょう)霊(りょう) • (shōryō) ^(←しやうりやう (syauryau)?)
  1. (Buddhism) the soul of someone who has died Categories (topical): Buddhism, Death Synonyms: 霊魂 (english: “soul, spirit”, generally of a person), (english: “soul” in general)
    Sense id: en-精霊-ja-noun-AE8pOiHy1 Disambiguation of Death: 0 15 1 20 31 34 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 1 17 32 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 16 2 18 29 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 15 2 18 29 35 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (Buddhism) short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 精霊祭り (extra: (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month) Categories (topical): Buddhism, Death
    Sense id: en-精霊-ja-noun-E8~mYsCE Disambiguation of Death: 0 15 1 20 31 34 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 1 17 32 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 16 2 18 29 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 15 2 18 29 35 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  3. (Buddhism) short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 精霊蜻蛉 (extra: (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri) Categories (topical): Buddhism, Death
    Sense id: en-精霊-ja-noun-cH0l-PlQ Disambiguation of Death: 0 15 1 20 31 34 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 1 17 32 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 17 2 18 28 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 2 16 4 17 26 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 16 2 18 29 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 15 2 18 29 35 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 聖霊 Related terms: (tamashī) (ruby: (たましい)) (english: a soul), 幽霊 (yūrei) (ruby: (ゆう), (れい)) (english: a ghost, a phantom, a spectre, an apparition, the soul of someone who cannot move on), 怨霊 (onryō) (ruby: (おん), (りょう)) (english: a vengeful spirit, an unquiet ghost)
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: 聖霊院: one of the pagoda at Hōryūji temple (Shōryōin), built in 1109, 精霊会, 聖霊会: a memorial service in honor of Prince Shōtoku (shōryōe), held on the 22nd day of the second lunar month, alternative for 精霊祭り (Shōryō Matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestor, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, 精霊送り, 聖霊送り: a ceremony to send off one's ancestors' spirits at the end of the Bon Festival (shōryō okuri), on, around the 16th day of the seventh lunar month, wherein one sets loose model boat made of wood, straw on stream and river, 精霊棚, 聖霊棚: a shelf whereon one sets mortuary tablet for one's ancestor for the Bon Festival (Shōryōdana), 精霊蜻蛉: general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri (Shōryōtonbo), particularly the 薄羽黄蜻蛉 (usuba kitonbo) (english: Pantala flavescens or globe skimmer), 精霊流し, 聖霊流し (Shōryōnagashi) (ruby: (しょう), (りょう), (なが), (しょう), (りょう), (なが)) (english: the practice of setting loose model boat made of wood or straw on stream and river at the end of the Bon Festival), 精霊飛蝗: the Chinese grasshopper (Shōryō batta), Acrida cinerea, 精霊火, 聖霊火: a ceremonial signal fire lit for the Bon Festival to help guide the spirit of one's ancestor (shōryōbi), 精霊舟, 聖霊舟: a model boat made of wood (Shōryōbune), straw and set loose on stream and river at the end of the Bon Festival to send off the spirit of one's ancestor, 精霊祭り, 聖霊祭り: alternative name for the Bon Festival (Shōryō matsuri), 精霊迎, 聖霊迎: a ceremony to welcome one's ancestors' spirits at the beginning of the Bon Festival (Shōryō mukae), on the 13th day of the seventh lunar month, 精霊飯, 聖霊飯 (Shōryō meshi) (ruby: (しょう), (りょう), (めし), (しょう), (りょう), (めし)) (english: a ceremony performed as part of the Bon Festival, wherein children receive rice and sweets, make a temporary outdoor cooking stove, and cook and eat the rice and sweets)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for 精霊 meaning in All languages combined (15.4kB)

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "せいれい"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "精靈",
        "id": "2,1",
        "lit": "essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "精霊",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seirei",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "せいれい"
      },
      "expansion": "精(せい)霊(れい) • (seirei)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the spirit or soul of a thing"
      ],
      "id": "en-精霊-ja-noun-gM5F0zKO",
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "“spirit, energy, essence of a thing”",
          "word": "精気"
        },
        {
          "english": "“soul” in general",
          "word": "魂"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 1 17 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 16 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 86 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 1 20 31 34",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ja:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the soul of someone who has died"
      ],
      "id": "en-精霊-ja-noun-AE8pOiHy",
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "died",
          "died"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "“soul, spirit”, generally of a person",
          "word": "霊魂"
        },
        {
          "english": "“soul” in general",
          "word": "魂"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A forest spirit. She borrows the life force of plants to block her opponents’ movements.",
          "ref": "1999 July 5, “ドリアード [Dryade]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami",
          "roman": "Mori no seirei. Kusaki no chikara o karite aite no ugoki o fūjiru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "森",
              "もり"
            ],
            [
              "精",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "霊",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "草",
              "くさ"
            ],
            [
              "木",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "ちから"
            ],
            [
              "借",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "相",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "手",
              "て"
            ],
            [
              "動",
              "うご"
            ],
            [
              "封",
              "ふう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "森の精霊。草木の力を借りて相手の動きを封じる。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a supernatural spirit"
      ],
      "id": "en-精霊-ja-noun-fIvDm5CJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "せーれー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ːɾe̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:精霊"
  ],
  "word": "精霊"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryōin",
      "word": "聖霊院: one of the pagoda at Hōryūji temple"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "built in 1109"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊会"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shōryōe",
      "word": "聖霊会: a memorial service in honor of Prince Shōtoku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "held on the 22nd day of the second lunar month"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryō Matsuri",
      "word": "alternative for 精霊祭り"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "a festival honoring one's ancestor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊送り"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shōryō okuri",
      "word": "聖霊送り: a ceremony to send off one's ancestors' spirits at the end of the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "on"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "around the 16th day of the seventh lunar month"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wherein one sets loose model boat made of wood"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "straw on stream and river"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊棚"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryōdana",
      "word": "聖霊棚: a shelf whereon one sets mortuary tablet for one's ancestor for the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryōtonbo",
      "word": "精霊蜻蛉: general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Pantala flavescens or globe skimmer",
      "roman": "usuba kitonbo",
      "word": "particularly the 薄羽黄蜻蛉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "the practice of setting loose model boat made of wood or straw on stream and river at the end of the Bon Festival",
      "roman": "Shōryōnagashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ],
        [
          "聖",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "精霊流し, 聖霊流し"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryō batta",
      "word": "精霊飛蝗: the Chinese grasshopper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Acrida cinerea"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊火"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shōryōbi",
      "word": "聖霊火: a ceremonial signal fire lit for the Bon Festival to help guide the spirit of one's ancestor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊舟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryōbune",
      "word": "聖霊舟: a model boat made of wood"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "straw and set loose on stream and river at the end of the Bon Festival to send off the spirit of one's ancestor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊祭り"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryō matsuri",
      "word": "聖霊祭り: alternative name for the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "精霊迎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shōryō mukae",
      "word": "聖霊迎: a ceremony to welcome one's ancestors' spirits at the beginning of the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "on the 13th day of the seventh lunar month"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a ceremony performed as part of the Bon Festival, wherein children receive rice and sweets, make a temporary outdoor cooking stove, and cook and eat the rice and sweets",
      "roman": "Shōryō meshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "飯",
          "めし"
        ],
        [
          "聖",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "飯",
          "めし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "精霊飯, 聖霊飯"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "しょうりょう"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "精靈",
        "id": "2,1",
        "lit": "essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "精霊",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shōryō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syauryau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しやうりやう",
      "roman": "syauryau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しょうりょう",
        "hhira": "しやうりやう"
      },
      "expansion": "精(しょう)霊(りょう) • (shōryō) ^(←しやうりやう (syauryau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a soul",
      "roman": "tamashī",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "魂",
          "たましい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "魂"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a ghost, a phantom, a spectre, an apparition, the soul of someone who cannot move on",
      "roman": "yūrei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "幽",
          "ゆう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "幽霊"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a vengeful spirit, an unquiet ghost",
      "roman": "onryō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "怨",
          "おん"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "怨霊"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "ja:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 1 17 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 16 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 1 20 31 34",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ja:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the soul of someone who has died"
      ],
      "id": "en-精霊-ja-noun-AE8pOiHy1",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "died",
          "died"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) the soul of someone who has died"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "“soul, spirit”, generally of a person",
          "word": "霊魂"
        },
        {
          "english": "“soul” in general",
          "word": "魂"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month",
          "word": "精霊祭り"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "ja:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 1 17 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 16 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 1 20 31 34",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ja:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month"
      ],
      "id": "en-精霊-ja-noun-E8~mYsCE",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "精霊祭り",
          "精霊祭り#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "festival",
          "festival"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ],
        [
          "lunar month",
          "lunar month"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri",
          "word": "精霊蜻蛉"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "ja:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 1 17 32 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 18 28 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 16 4 17 26 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 16 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 2 18 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 1 20 31 34",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ja:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri"
      ],
      "id": "en-精霊-ja-noun-cH0l-PlQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "精霊蜻蛉",
          "精霊蜻蛉#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "dragonfly",
          "dragonfly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しょーりょー"
    },
    {
      "other": "しょーりょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "聖霊"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bon Festival",
    "Hōryūji",
    "Prince Shōtoku",
    "ja:精霊"
  ],
  "word": "精霊"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
    "Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters",
    "ja:Death"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "せいれい"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "精靈",
        "id": "2,1",
        "lit": "essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "精霊",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seirei",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "せいれい"
      },
      "expansion": "精(せい)霊(れい) • (seirei)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the spirit or soul of a thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "“spirit, energy, essence of a thing”",
          "word": "精気"
        },
        {
          "english": "“soul” in general",
          "word": "魂"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the soul of someone who has died"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "died",
          "died"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "“soul, spirit”, generally of a person",
          "word": "霊魂"
        },
        {
          "english": "“soul” in general",
          "word": "魂"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A forest spirit. She borrows the life force of plants to block her opponents’ movements.",
          "ref": "1999 July 5, “ドリアード [Dryade]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami",
          "roman": "Mori no seirei. Kusaki no chikara o karite aite no ugoki o fūjiru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "森",
              "もり"
            ],
            [
              "精",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "霊",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "草",
              "くさ"
            ],
            [
              "木",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "ちから"
            ],
            [
              "借",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "相",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "手",
              "て"
            ],
            [
              "動",
              "うご"
            ],
            [
              "封",
              "ふう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "森の精霊。草木の力を借りて相手の動きを封じる。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a supernatural spirit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "せーれー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ːɾe̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:精霊"
  ],
  "word": "精霊"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
    "Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters",
    "ja:Death"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Shōryōin",
      "word": "聖霊院: one of the pagoda at Hōryūji temple"
    },
    {
      "word": "built in 1109"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊会"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shōryōe",
      "word": "聖霊会: a memorial service in honor of Prince Shōtoku"
    },
    {
      "word": "held on the 22nd day of the second lunar month"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryō Matsuri",
      "word": "alternative for 精霊祭り"
    },
    {
      "word": "a festival honoring one's ancestor"
    },
    {
      "word": "held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊送り"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shōryō okuri",
      "word": "聖霊送り: a ceremony to send off one's ancestors' spirits at the end of the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "word": "on"
    },
    {
      "word": "around the 16th day of the seventh lunar month"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherein one sets loose model boat made of wood"
    },
    {
      "word": "straw on stream and river"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊棚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryōdana",
      "word": "聖霊棚: a shelf whereon one sets mortuary tablet for one's ancestor for the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryōtonbo",
      "word": "精霊蜻蛉: general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri"
    },
    {
      "english": "Pantala flavescens or globe skimmer",
      "roman": "usuba kitonbo",
      "word": "particularly the 薄羽黄蜻蛉"
    },
    {
      "english": "the practice of setting loose model boat made of wood or straw on stream and river at the end of the Bon Festival",
      "roman": "Shōryōnagashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ],
        [
          "聖",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "精霊流し, 聖霊流し"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryō batta",
      "word": "精霊飛蝗: the Chinese grasshopper"
    },
    {
      "word": "Acrida cinerea"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shōryōbi",
      "word": "聖霊火: a ceremonial signal fire lit for the Bon Festival to help guide the spirit of one's ancestor"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊舟"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryōbune",
      "word": "聖霊舟: a model boat made of wood"
    },
    {
      "word": "straw and set loose on stream and river at the end of the Bon Festival to send off the spirit of one's ancestor"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊祭り"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryō matsuri",
      "word": "聖霊祭り: alternative name for the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "word": "精霊迎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōryō mukae",
      "word": "聖霊迎: a ceremony to welcome one's ancestors' spirits at the beginning of the Bon Festival"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the 13th day of the seventh lunar month"
    },
    {
      "english": "a ceremony performed as part of the Bon Festival, wherein children receive rice and sweets, make a temporary outdoor cooking stove, and cook and eat the rice and sweets",
      "roman": "Shōryō meshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "飯",
          "めし"
        ],
        [
          "聖",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "飯",
          "めし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "精霊飯, 聖霊飯"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "しょうりょう"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "精靈",
        "id": "2,1",
        "lit": "essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "精霊",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shōryō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syauryau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しやうりやう",
      "roman": "syauryau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しょうりょう",
        "hhira": "しやうりやう"
      },
      "expansion": "精(しょう)霊(りょう) • (shōryō) ^(←しやうりやう (syauryau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "a soul",
      "roman": "tamashī",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "魂",
          "たましい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "魂"
    },
    {
      "english": "a ghost, a phantom, a spectre, an apparition, the soul of someone who cannot move on",
      "roman": "yūrei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "幽",
          "ゆう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "幽霊"
    },
    {
      "english": "a vengeful spirit, an unquiet ghost",
      "roman": "onryō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "怨",
          "おん"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "りょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "怨霊"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the soul of someone who has died"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "died",
          "died"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) the soul of someone who has died"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "“soul, spirit”, generally of a person",
          "word": "霊魂"
        },
        {
          "english": "“soul” in general",
          "word": "魂"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month",
          "word": "精霊祭り"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "精霊祭り",
          "精霊祭り#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "festival",
          "festival"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ],
        [
          "lunar month",
          "lunar month"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri",
          "word": "精霊蜻蛉"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "精霊蜻蛉",
          "精霊蜻蛉#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "dragonfly",
          "dragonfly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しょーりょー"
    },
    {
      "other": "しょーりょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "聖霊"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bon Festival",
    "Hōryūji",
    "Prince Shōtoku",
    "ja:精霊"
  ],
  "word": "精霊"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.