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霊感が宿る (reikan ga yadoru - for spiritual inspiration to dwell within)

Grammar & Usage

verb phrase

literary

How it works

Composed of the noun 霊感 (reikan, 'spiritual inspiration / psychic sense'), the subject particle が (ga), and the Godan intransitive verb 宿る (yadoru, 'to dwell / reside'). It functions as an intransitive predicate describing a state where profound inspiration or a mystical essence inhabits an object, person, or artistic creation.

Sample sentences

彼の描く宗教画には、まるで本物の霊感が宿っているかのようだ。

His religious paintings seem as though genuine spiritual inspiration truly dwells within them.

深夜の静寂の中で筆を執ると、言葉に霊感が宿る瞬間がある。

When I pick up my pen in the stillness of midnight, there are moments when inspiration dwells within the words.

この古い神木には、古来より強い霊感が宿ると信じられている。

It has been believed since ancient times that a powerful spiritual presence dwells within this sacred tree.

Quick facts

semantic_range:Spans both supernatural sense (mystical presence) and high-level artistic creation (divine muse/creative genius).

kanji_breakdown:霊 (spirit/divine) + 感 (feeling/inspiration) + 宿 (lodge/dwell)

verb_conjugation:Godan verb with 'r' stem (宿らない, 宿ります, 宿る, 宿る時, 宿れば, 宿れ)

Often used with

霊感が宿る作品 (work imbued with spiritual inspiration)

絵筆に霊感が宿る (inspiration dwells in the paintbrush)

霊感が宿る場所 (place inhabited by a spiritual presence)

言葉に霊感が宿る (inspiration resides in the words)

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Example

彼の描く宗教画には、まるで本物の霊感が宿っているかのようだ。

His religious paintings seem as though genuine spiritual inspiration truly dwells within them.

深夜の静寂の中で筆を執ると、言葉に霊感が宿る瞬間がある。

When I pick up my pen in the stillness of midnight, there are moments when inspiration dwells within the words.