しやうりやう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しやうりやう – see the following entry.
【精霊しょうりょう】
[noun] (Buddhism) the soul of someone who has died
[noun] (Buddhism) short for 精霊祭り (Shōryō matsuri), a festival honoring one's ancestors, held mainly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month
[noun] (Buddhism) short for 精霊蜻蛉 (Shōryō tonbo), general name given to various kinds of dragonfly that often appear around the time of the Shōryō Matsuri
(This term, しやうりやう (syauryau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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