心霊

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 心霊. Reading: しんれい. Core meaning: spiritual phenomenon; paranormal.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 夏の特別番組で心霊現象を扱っていた / 古い屋敷を舞台にした心霊小説を読んだ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Paranormal versus psychological
  • It forms compounds related to spirits or paranormal phenomena, such as 心霊現象 and 心霊小説. Do not confuse it with 心理, which concerns mental processes and psychology.