聖霊

聖霊

See also: 聖靈 and 圣灵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	霊
せい Grade: 6	れい Grade: S
kan’on

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) せーれー [sèéréé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖霊 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 聖靈, hiragana せいれい, rōmaji Seirei)

1. (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) the Holy Spirit; the Holy Ghost

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 精霊 (seirei, “spirit”).

Derived terms

• 聖 (せい)霊 (れい)降 (こう)臨 (りん) (Seirei Kōrin, “Pentecost”)