聖霊

See also: 聖靈 and 圣灵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	霊
せい Grade: 6	れい Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
聖靈 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーれー [sèéréé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖(せい)霊(れい) • (Seirei)

(Christianity, Judaism, Islam) the Holy Spirit; the Holy Ghost

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 精霊 (seirei, “spirit”).

Derived terms

聖(せい)霊(れい)降(こう)臨(りん) (Seirei Kōrin, “Pentecost”)

References

“聖霊”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025