英霊

英霊

See also: 英靈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英	霊
えい Grade: 4	れい Grade: S

Alternative spelling
英靈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えーれー [èéréé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [e̞ːɾe̞ː]

Noun

英(えい)霊(れい) • (eirei) 

1. spirits of fallen soldiers

Usage notes

• Nowadays associated with right-wing militarist imperialism in reference to WWII and before.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN