# 霊 — ghost; soul

霊 means “ghost; soul”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: レイ (rei), リョウ (ryou). Kun'yomi: たま (tama). You'll see it in words such as 霊 (rei, “soul; spirit”).

- Meaning: ghost; soul
- On'yomi: レイ (rei), リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: たま (tama)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 3

## How to remember 霊

Parts: 雨 rain · 一 one; floor · 业 rack

## Words with 霊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 霊 | れい (rei) | soul; spirit |

## Don't confuse it with

[雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [普](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universal/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 3” set

[悟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enlightenment/) · [霊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ghost/) · [魔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/demon/) · [鬼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ogre/) · [奉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-reverently/) · [悼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grieve-for/) · [盆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tray/) · [僧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/buddhist-monk/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ghost/. Last updated 2026-11-01.