れい
Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
spirit; soul; ghost
guardian spirit
mausoleum
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
crown (of creation); apex; the best
miraculous stone; magical rock
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
spirit residing in the ground
before the spirit of the deceased
soul; spirit
coffin; casket
spiritual; incorporeal
exorcism
miraculous; wonderful
memorial tablet
spiritual power
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
sacred ground; sacred precincts
stubborn and ignorant
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
sacred ground
animal spirit; animal ghost
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
evil spirit
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
divine spirit
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
clairvoyance
miraculous god; wonder-working god
divine nature; spirituality
sacred beast
spiritual ability
the spiritual world
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
one's whole soul
psychic power
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner
sacred mountain
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
communication with the dead
charm; amulet; talisman
miracle herb; sacred herb; herb with mysterious powers
sacred ground
mysterious power
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
wandering ghost
miraculous (miracle-working) water
powerful spirit; power of the emperor
a mountain's guardian deity
body and soul
ancestral spirits
mystic wisdom
flesh and spirit
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
All Souls' Day
experience of seeing a ghost
spirit of goodness
Christian name; baptismal name
the loyal dead
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
wondrous virtue; miraculous virtue
observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc.; astronomical expert; place where the soul is located
Examples (4 in total)
Mary can communicate with ghosts.
That house is haunted by Tom's ghost.
The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.