Japanese

Noun

霊気 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 靈氣, hiragana れいき, romaji reiki, alternative reading れいぎ, romaji reigi, alternative reading りょうげ, romaji ryōge, historical hiragana りやうげ)

1. a mystic atmosphere; aura
2. a spiritual/spirit world aura/energy, the presence of a spirit or of the spirit world
3. (anime, manga) qi or life-force, spiritual power or energy

Synonyms

• (aura): オーラ ‎(ōra)
• (spiritual power): 霊力 (れいりょく) ‎(reiryoku): spiritual power or energy

Proper noun

霊気 ‎(hiragana れいき, katakana レイキ, romaji Reiki)

1. reiki (a Japanese technique of alternative medicine)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3