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 mʉɐŋ leŋ). Compare Korean 망령 (mangnyeong), Vietnamese vong linh.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

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

Noun

亡(ぼう)霊(れい) • (bōrei) ^{←ばうれい (baurei)^?}

a ghost; an apparition

Synonyms

Synonyms of 亡霊

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