霊魂

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霊魂

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Reikon

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Alternative spelling
靈魂 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 靈魂 (MC leng hwon).

First cited to the 康頼宝物集 (Yasuyori Hōbutsu-shū) of roughly 1179.^[1]

霊(れい)魂(こん) • (reikon)

[from circa 1179] the soul of a person or thing
Synonyms: 魂 (tamashī), 魂魄 (konpaku), 魄霊 (hakurei)
[from circa 1220] a ghost, a shade, a phantom of someone who has died

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN