幽霊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: S
れい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

幽霊 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 幽靈, hiragana ゆうれい, rōmaji yūrei, historical hiragana いうれい)

  1. a ghost, a phantom

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Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 幽霊 (yūrei).

Noun

幽霊 (hiragana ゆーりー, romaji yūrī)

  1. ghost
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