心霊(しんれい)

しんれい
noun, no-adjective
spirit, ghost, psychic, supernatural
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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 心霊(しんれい)写真(しゃしん): ghost photograph
  • 心霊(しんれい)スポット: haunted spot
  • 心霊(しんれい)現象(げんしょう): psychic/supernatural phenomena
  • 心霊(しんれい)体験(たいけん): supernatural experience
  • 心霊(しんれい)番組(ばんぐみ): ghost/supernatural TV show

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 幽霊(ゆうれい): ghost, apparition (a specific spirit)
  • 亡霊(ぼうれい): ghost of the dead
  • 怨霊(おんりょう): vengeful spirit
  • 霊(れい): spirit, soul (broader term)
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