御霊

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
御	霊
み Grade: S	たま Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
御靈 (kyūjitai) 御魂 神霊 (rare)

Compound of 御 (mi-, honorific prefix) +‎ 魂 (tama, “soul, spirit”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みたま [mìtámá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲita̠ma̠]

Noun

御(み)霊(たま) • (mitama) 

1. soul, spirit of the dead

   Synonyms: (soul) 魂 (tamashī), (soul) 霊魂 (reikon), (the soul of a dead person; a ghost, a shade of a dead person) 人魂 (hitodama)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
御	霊
ご Grade: S	りょう Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
御靈 (kyūjitai)

Coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived compounds as a compound of 御 (go-, honorific prefix) +‎ 霊 (ryō, “spirit”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ご​りょー [góꜜryòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

御(ご)霊(りょう) • (goryō) ^{←ごりやう (goryau)?}

1. (honorific) a soul

   Synonyms: (soul) 魂 (tamashī), (soul) 霊魂 (reikon), (the soul of a dead person; a ghost, a shade of a dead person) 人魂 (hitodama)

2. a vengeful ghost, a malignant spirit
3. short for 御霊会 (goryōe), a kind of matsuri held to appease the spirits of the dead