Word Meaning 亡霊

ぼうれい bourei

亡霊 is read as ぼうれい (bourei) and means departed spirit.

Meaning

English

  1. departed spirit
  2. soul of the dead
  3. ghost
  4. apparition

Reading

Kana

ぼうれい

Romaji

bourei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 幽霊,悪霊,お化け,怨霊,生霊,ゴースト,物の怪,妖怪 Rank 9732 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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亡骸

なきがら

remains

たま

soul

幽霊

ゆうれい

ghost

悪霊

あくれい

evil spirit

御霊

みたま

spirit of a deceased person

れい

soul

慰霊

いれい

consoling the spirits of the dead

全身全霊

ぜんしんぜんれい

complete devotion

英霊

えいれい

spirits of war dead

精霊

しょうりょう

spirit of the deceased

心霊

しんれい

spirit (e.g. human spirit)

怨霊

おんりょう

revengeful ghost