霊
れい
rei
JMdict entry #1557730
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は全身全霊を仕事に打ち込んだ。
kare ha zenshin zenrei wo shigoto ni uchikon da 。
He gave body and soul to his job.
彼はまるで幽霊を見たような顔つきをしていた。
kare ha marude yuurei wo mi ta you na kaotsuki wo shi te i ta 。
He looked as if he had seen a ghost.
彼はひざをついて故人の霊に祈りを捧げた。
kare ha hiza wo tsui te kojin no rei ni inori wo sasage ta 。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
彼はひざまずいて故人の霊に祈りをささげた。
kare ha hizamazui te kojin no rei ni inori wo sasage ta 。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
彼のみたまが天国で安らかなることを。
kare no mitama ga tengoku de yasuraka naru koto wo 。
May his soul rest in Heaven.
肉体は滅びるが霊魂は不滅である。
nikutai ha horobiru ga reikon ha fumetsu de aru 。
A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.