霊験|れいげんreigen[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmiraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue

• Related奇跡きせきNeutralNeutral register. Covers events beyond normal explanation and also sheer good luck; more everyday than 「霊験」 and not limited to gods or Buddhas.
• RelatedミラクルCasualColloquial loanword. Highlights astonishing good luck or a dramatic turnaround; lighter in feel than 「霊験」.
• Related霊異れいいWrittenWritten style, rarely used. Points to strange happenings beyond human comprehension; unlike 「霊験」, it need not come from praying to gods or Buddhas.
• Related験げんNeutral「験」 read 「ためし」 is simply another writing of 「試し」 and means a trial or test — not a synonym of 「霊験」; the two merely share the character 「験」.

For miraculous power that appears in answer to prayer to gods or Buddhas, use 「霊験」, often in the phrase 「霊験あらたか」. For events beyond ordinary explanation, say 「奇跡」; in casual speech, 「ミラクル」.

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1. 神仏しんぶつに祈願きがんすることで、その神仏しんぶつが現あらわす不思議ふしぎな力ちからや効果こうか、結果けっか。