Word Meaning 皇霊

こうれい kourei

皇霊 is read as こうれい (kourei) and means spirits of past emperors.

Meaning

English

  1. spirits of past emperors

Reading

Kana

こうれい

Romaji

kourei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 128977 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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皇霊祭

こうれいさい

equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors

皇霊殿

こうれいでん

shrine of imperial ancestors

春季皇霊祭

しゅんきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox

秋季皇霊祭

しゅうきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox

皇女

おうじょ

imperial princess

皇居

こうぎょ

Imperial Palace (of Japan)

皇后

こうごう

(Japanese) empress

皇帝

おうだい

emperor

皇太后

こうたいごう

Empress Dowager

皇位

こうい

imperial throne

皇民党

こうみんとう

Imperialist Party

皇太子

こうたいし

crown prince