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Kanji Detail for 靈 - "spirit medium, soul, good, mysterious power, clever"
靈
- Meaning
靈 means "spirit medium, soul, good, mysterious power, clever."
Spirit medium - A shaman.
Soul - The spirit; the spirit of the deceased; the essence in all things.
Good - Fine; excellent.
Mysterious power - Supernatural force or function.
Clever - Wise; intelligent.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
soul; spirit
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
spirit, soul; spiritual world
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
spirit, soul; spiritual world
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Supernatural spirits. The refined essence of yang is called 神. The refined essence of yin is called 靈. Found in the "Record of Rites by Dai the Elder." Meaning the accumulation of refined essence is the best among its kind. As in humans are the most spiritual of all creatures. The qilin, phoenix, tortoise, and dragon are the four spiritual beings among animals. Both have this meaning. | Divine. As in all the gods are called 百靈. Mountain spirits are called 山靈. | All terms for the deceased use 靈. Meaning although the physical form has transformed, the spiritual essence remains. As in setting up a tablet for the deceased is called 設靈. | Powers that do not manifest visibly are all called 靈. As in 聲靈 (prestige) and the like. Meaning responses that come as if directed by something, not necessarily by actual physical power. | To be efficacious. As in divination and medicine that prove effective are colloquially all called 靈. | Not rigid. As in 靈活 (agile), 靈妙 (ingenious).
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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