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霊 means 'ghost'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1155   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-13    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 71 words   Used in 177 words   Used in 297 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   レイ   リョウ
Kun
   たま ghost, spirit, soul
  
⿳   () rain   two   () almost lined up  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 霊 is used 9 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 霊 is used 169 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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レイ : 144 words FIND ALL
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noun
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
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リョウ : 15 words FIND ALL
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noun
evil spirit
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たま : 7 words FIND ALL
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noun
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
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たま (read as だま) : 3 words FIND ALL
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noun
soul of language; power of words
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An additional 8 less common words include 霊 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1923  Joy o' Kanji : 1923  Key to Kanji:

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レイ   リョウ   たま ghost, spirit, soul   
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フ   あめ rain   
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almost lined up
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
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