精霊
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 精 | 霊 |
| せい Grade: 5 |
れい Grade: S |
| kan’on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 精靈 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- the spirit or soul of a thing
- the soul of someone who has died
- a supernatural spirit
- 1999 July 5, “ドリアード [Dryade]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:
- 森の精霊。草木の力を借りて相手の動きを封じる。
- Mori no seirei. Kusaki no chikara o karite aite no ugoki o fūjiru.
- A forest spirit. She borrows the life force of plants to block her opponents’ movements.
- 森の精霊。草木の力を借りて相手の動きを封じる。
Usage notes edit
Not to be confused with 聖霊 (Seirei, “Holy Spirit”).
Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 精 | 霊 |
| しょう Grade: 5 |
りょう Grade: S |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 精靈 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 精靈 (MC tsjengH leng, literally “essence, spirit, soul + soul, spirit”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) しょーりょー [shóꜜòryòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) しょーりょー [shòóryóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]
Noun edit
精霊 • (shōryō) ←しやうりやう (syauryau)?
- (Buddhism) the soul of someone who has died
- (Buddhism) short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month
- (Buddhism) short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- 聖霊院 (Shōryōin): one of the pagodas at Hōryūji temple, built in 1109
- 精霊会, 聖霊会 (shōryōe): a memorial service in honor of Prince Shōtoku, held on the 22nd day of the second lunar month; alternative for 精霊祭り (Shōryō Matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month
- 精霊送り, 聖霊送り (shōryō okuri): a ceremony to send off one's ancestors' spirits at the end of the Bon Festival, on or around the 16th day of the seventh lunar month, wherein one sets loose model boats made of wood or straw on streams and rivers
- 精霊棚, 聖霊棚 (Shōryōdana): a shelf whereon one sets mortuary tablets for one's ancestors for the Bon Festival
- 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryōtonbo): general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri, particularly the 薄羽黄蜻蛉 (usuba kitonbo, “Pantala flavescens or globe skimmer”)
- 精霊流し, 聖霊流し (Shōryōnagashi): the practice of setting loose model boats made of wood or straw on streams and rivers at the end of the Bon Festival
- 精霊飛蝗 (Shōryō batta): the Chinese grasshopper, Acrida cinerea
- 精霊火, 聖霊火 (shōryōbi): a ceremonial signal fire lit for the Bon Festival to help guide the spirits of one's ancestors
- 精霊舟, 聖霊舟 (Shōryōbune): a model boat made of wood or straw and set loose on streams and rivers at the end of the Bon Festival to send off the spirits of one's ancestors
- 精霊祭り, 聖霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri): alternative name for the Bon Festival, a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month
- 精霊迎, 聖霊迎 (Shōryō mukae): a ceremony to welcome one's ancestors' spirits at the beginning of the Bon Festival, on the 13th day of the seventh lunar month
- 精霊飯, 聖霊飯 (Shōryō meshi): a ceremony performed as part of the Bon Festival, wherein children receive rice and sweets, make a temporary outdoor cooking stove, and cook and eat the rice and sweets
See also edit
- 魂 (tamashī): a soul
- 幽霊 (yūrei): a ghost, a phantom, a spectre, an apparition, the soul of someone who cannot move on
- 怨霊 (onryō): a vengeful spirit, an unquiet ghost