亡霊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
亡 霊
ぼう
Grade: 6 		れい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
亡靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 亡靈 (MC mjang leng). Compare Korean 망령 (mangnyeong), Vietnamese vong linh.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぼーれー [bòóréé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɾe̞ː]

Noun

亡(ぼう)霊(れい) • (bōrei) ←ばうれい (baurei)?

  1. a ghost; an apparition

Synonyms

Synonyms of 亡霊

References

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