幽霊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: S
れい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
幽靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 幽靈幽灵 (ʔjiw leng, literally dark + supernatural). Compare modern Mandarin reading yōulíng, Min Nan iu-lêng.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)(れい) • (yūrei) いうれい (iurei)?

  1. a ghost, a phantom

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: S
Alternative spelling
幽靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 幽霊 (yūrei).

Noun

幽霊(ゆーりー) (yūrī) 

  1. ghost
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