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reiki

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹeɪki/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪki
  • homophone: raky
  • CMU ARPABET: R EY1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

1970s, from Japanese 霊気 (reiki, literally “spiritual chi/ki”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 靈氣療法 /灵气疗法 (língqì liáofǎ) — Japanese form of alternative medicine
  • Esperanto: rejkio — Japanese form of alternative medicine
  • Finnish: reiki — Japanese form of alternative medicine
  • German: Reiki — Japanese form of alternative medicine
  • Japanese: 霊気 (reiki) — Japanese form of alternative medicine
  • Marathi: रेकी (rekī) — Japanese form of alternative medicine