心霊(しんれい)

しんれい
noun, no-adjective
spirit, ghost, psychic, supernatural
abstract
1. spirit, ghost, psychic phenomena
Spirits of the dead, ghosts, or supernatural phenomena. Used as a modifier to describe things related to the spirit world, hauntings, or psychic experiences.
心霊(しんれい)写真(しゃしん)を見(み)たことがある。
I have seen a ghost photograph.
あの建物(たてもの)は心霊(しんれい)スポットとして有名(ゆうめい)だ。
That building is famous as a haunted spot.
心霊(しんれい)スポット is a commonly used term for haunted locations.
心霊(しんれい)現象(げんしょう)を科学的(かがくてき)に解明(かいめい)しようとする研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)もいる。
There are researchers who try to explain psychic phenomena scientifically.

心霊(しんれい) refers to spirits, ghosts, or psychic phenomena. It is most commonly used as a modifier (の-adjective) in compound terms.

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Related: 幽霊(ゆうれい) (ghost, apparition)
Compare: 亡霊(ぼうれい) (ghost of the dead)
Compare: 怨霊(おんりょう) (vengeful spirit)
Related: ホラー (horror (genre))
Homophone: 神霊(しんれい) (divine spirit)
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