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幽霊 (ゆうれい): ghost, specter, phantom — Japanese vocabulary

幽霊 is read ゆうれい and means "ghost, specter, phantom". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

幽霊

Reading
ゆうれい · yuurei
Translation
ghost, specter, phantom
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ゆうれいが

Example

君は本当に幽霊がいると思うのか。

きみはほんとうにゆうれいがいるとおもうのか。

Do you really believe in ghosts?

Kanji in this word

  • 幽 — Seclude, Confine To A Room, Deep
  • 霊 — Spirits, Soul

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