"亡霊" meaning in Japanese

See 亡霊 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [bo̞ːɾe̞ː] Forms: 亡霊 [canonical] (ruby: (ぼう), (れい)), bōrei [romanization], baurei [romanization], ばうれい [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 亡靈 (MC mjang leng). Compare Korean 망령 (mangnyeong), Vietnamese vong linh. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ぼうれい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|亡靈}} 亡靈 (MC mjang leng), {{cog|ko|망령}} Korean 망령 (mangnyeong), {{cog|vi|vong linh}} Vietnamese vong linh Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぼうれい|hhira=ばうれい}} 亡(ぼう)霊(れい) • (bōrei) ^(←ばうれい (baurei)?)
  1. a ghost; an apparition Wikipedia link: ja:亡霊 Categories (topical): Ghosts
    Sense id: en-亡霊-ja-noun-Hz3nQcrv Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: (tamashī) (ruby: (たましい)), (rei) (ruby: (れい)), 幽霊 (yūrei) (ruby: 幽霊(ゆうれい)), 化け物 (bakemono) (ruby: (), (もの)), 死霊 (shiryō) (ruby: 死霊(しりょう)), 妖怪 (yōkai) (ruby: 妖怪(ようかい)), お化け (obake) (ruby: ()), 怨霊 (onryō) (ruby: 怨霊(おんりょう)), 幽鬼 (yūki) (ruby: 幽鬼(ゆうき)), 魂魄 (konpaku) (ruby: 魂魄(こんぱく)), 精霊 (seirei) (ruby: 精霊(せいれい)), 妖魔 (yōma) (ruby: 妖魔(ようま)), 変化 (henge) (ruby: 変化(へんげ)), 物の怪 (mononoke) (ruby: (), (のけ)), ゴースト (gōsuto)
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "亡靈 (MC mjang leng)",
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      "expansion": "Korean 망령 (mangnyeong)",
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      "expansion": "Vietnamese vong linh",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 亡靈 (MC mjang leng). Compare Korean 망령 (mangnyeong), Vietnamese vong linh.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "亡霊",
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          "亡",
          "ぼう"
        ],
        [
          "霊",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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            "Characters from folklore",
            "Death",
            "Fantasy",
            "Horror",
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            "Supernatural",
            "Mythology",
            "Philosophy",
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            "Fictional characters",
            "Folklore",
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Literature",
            "Forteana",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental",
            "Art",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Sciences",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
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          "roman": "tamashī",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "魂",
              "たましい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "魂"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rei",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "霊",
              "れい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "霊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yūrei",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "幽霊",
              "ゆうれい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "幽霊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bakemono",
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            [
              "化",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化け物"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shiryō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "死霊",
              "しりょう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "死霊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yōkai",
          "ruby": [
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              "妖怪",
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            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "obake",
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            [
              "化",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "お化け"
        },
        {
          "roman": "onryō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "怨霊",
              "おんりょう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "怨霊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yūki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "幽鬼",
              "ゆうき"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "幽鬼"
        },
        {
          "roman": "konpaku",
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            [
              "魂魄",
              "こんぱく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "魂魄"
        },
        {
          "roman": "seirei",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "精霊",
              "せいれい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "精霊"
        },
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          ],
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        },
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              "変化",
              "へんげ"
            ]
          ],
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        },
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              "物",
              "も"
            ],
            [
              "怪",
              "のけ"
            ]
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "roman": "tamashī",
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          "魂",
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      "roman": "rei",
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          "れい"
        ]
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      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "bakemono",
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          "ば"
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        [
          "物",
          "もの"
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      ],
      "word": "化け物"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shiryō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "死霊",
          "しりょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "死霊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōkai",
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        [
          "妖怪",
          "ようかい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "妖怪"
    },
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      "roman": "obake",
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        [
          "化",
          "ば"
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    {
      "roman": "onryō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "怨霊",
          "おんりょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "怨霊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yūki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "幽鬼",
          "ゆうき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "幽鬼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "konpaku",
      "ruby": [
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          "魂魄",
          "こんぱく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "魂魄"
    },
    {
      "roman": "seirei",
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          "精霊",
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        ]
      ],
      "word": "精霊"
    },
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      "roman": "yōma",
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          "ようま"
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          "物",
          "も"
        ],
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          "のけ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "物の怪"
    },
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      "roman": "gōsuto",
      "word": "ゴースト"
    }
  ],
  "word": "亡霊"
}

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