Japanese

kanji

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 息 (breath, breathing, cease, stop) + Japanese の (possessive particle, of, 's, possessive marker, genitive case marker, month, bird, s)+ Japanese 霊 (essence, spirit, soul, life force, force, power).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

essence, spirit, soul, life force, force, power

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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