英霊

See also: 英靈

Japanese
Kanji in this term
英 霊
えい
Grade: 4		 れい
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
英靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) えーれー [èéréé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [e̞ːɾe̞ː]

Noun

英(えい)霊(れい) • (eirei) 

  1. spirits of fallen soldiers

Usage notes
  • Nowadays associated with right-wing militarist imperialism in reference to WWII and before.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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