霊

Meaning

1. n
   soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
2. n archaic
   vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost

Example sentences

• 霊はこの世のどこにもいらっしゃいます。この学園はお社の跡地に作られていますので、特にお集まりになる傾向があります。

  Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.

• 彼はひざをついて故人の霊に祈りを捧げた。

  He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.

• 彼はひざまずいて故人の霊に祈りをささげた。

  He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.