言霊思想

ことだましそう

Meanings

1. Noun faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about See also: 言霊信仰 (ことだましんこう).

Kanji

• 言 say. Read as こと.
• 霊 ghost. Read as たま.
• 思 think
• 想 imagine. Read as ソウ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists