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幽霊 (ゆうれい) — ghost | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

幽霊

ゆうれい

noun

Meanings

1ghost
2specter
3phantom
4spectre

Example sentence

その家には幽霊が出るといわれる。

The house is said to be haunted.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

幽Seclude, Confine To A Room, Deep9 strokes 霊Spirits, Soul15 strokes

More words with 霊

慰霊祭いれいさい · memorial service 霊れい · soul 霊園れいえん · (garden) cemetery 慰霊いれい · consoling the spirits of the dead

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