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

Alternative spelling
聖靈 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーれー [sèéréé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖(せい)霊(れい) • (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”)