霊気

霊気

See also: 靈氣 and 灵气

Japanese

Kanji in this term
霊	気
りょう Grade: S	け > げ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
靈氣 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
霊	気
れい Grade: S	き > ぎ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
靈氣 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
霊	気
れい Grade: S	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
靈氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) れ​ーき [réꜜèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːkʲi]

Noun

霊(れい)気(き) or 霊(れい)気(ぎ) or 霊(りょう)気(げ) • (reiki or reigi or ryōge) ^{←りやうげ (ryauge)?} (kyūjitai 靈氣)

1. a mystic atmosphere; aura
2. a spiritual/spirit world aura/energy, the presence of a spirit or of the spirit world
3. (anime, manga) qi or life-force, spiritual power or energy
4. (Magic: The Gathering) aether

Synonyms

• (aura): オーラ (ōra)
• (spiritual power): 霊(れい)力(りょく) (reiryoku)

Proper noun

霊(れい)気(き) • (Reiki) 

1. reiki (a Japanese technique of alternative medicine)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN