How to say souls in Japanese

生き霊【いきりょうikiryou・いきすだまikisudamaobs.】生霊【いきりょうikiryou・いきすだまikisudamaobs.・せいれいseirei】生き魑魅・生魑魅【いきすだまikisudamaobs.】

noun:

  • vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
  • mankind; souls; people ［せいれい］

Example Sentences

人hitoだけdakeではなくてdehanakute、建物tatemonoやya壁kabeがga微かにkasukani持っているmotteiru魂魄konpakuもmo感じられますkanjiraremasu。
I can feel not only people's souls, but also the faint spirit held by buildings, walls and such.
彼kareはhaひざhizaをwoついてtsuite故人kojinのno霊reiにni祈りinoriをwo捧げたsasageta。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
彼kareはhaひざまずいてhizamazuite故人kojinのno霊reiにni祈りinoriをwoささげたsasageta。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
動物doubutsuにもnimo魂tamashiiがgaあるaruとto思いますomoimasuかka。
Do you think animals have souls?
天皇tennouはha亡くなったnakunatta方々katagataのno霊reiにni祈りinoriをwo捧げたsasageta。
The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.

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