Meaning of 霊感(れいかん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 霊感

Kana Reading れいかん

Romaji reikan

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

inspiration; afflatus
Parts of speech

Meaning

ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

Examples of 霊感, れいかん in a sentence

彼女は突然すばらしい霊感を得た。

Suddenly she had a brilliant inspiration.
天才は１パーセントが霊感であり、９９パーセントは精進である。

Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
忠告を与えることは出来るが、行動を起こさせる霊感を吹き込むことは出来ない。

We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
この計画について彼らによい霊感のひらめきが起こった。

They had good flashes of inspiration about this plan.

Related Kanji

霊 JLPT 1

15 strokes

spirits, soul

On'Yomi: レイ, リョウ

Kun'Yomi: たま

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感 JLPT 3

13 strokes

emotion, feeling, sensation

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi:

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