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霊

Kanji 霊: meaning "Spirits, Soul", readings, stroke order

The kanji 霊 means "Spirits, Soul". On'yomi: レイ、リョウ; kun'yomi: たま. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Spirits, Soul
On'yomi
レイリョウ
Kun'yomi
たま
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
靈 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 霊

  • 幽霊 ゆうれい — ghost, specter, phantom

Stroke order · 15 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
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  15. 15

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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