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祖
そ
霊
れい
Meanings
Noun
1. ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors
2. collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
Kanji used
祖
grandparent
霊
ghost
Pitch accent
そ
れい
Used in: 76
Composed of
祖
そ
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
霊
れい
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
祖
そ
霊
れい
舎
しゃ
shrine for worshiping the spirits of ancestors