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Definition and Synonyms for 幽霊
| 1. | 魑魅 | 頭から離れない経験の心的表象 |
| Spook | a mental representation of some haunting experience | |
| Synonyms: | ガイスト, ゴースト, 亡者, 亡霊, 亡魂, 亡き魂, お化け, 化け物, 妖怪, 妖異, 妖魔, 幻影, 幽霊, 幽鬼, 幽魂, 怪物, 悪霊, 死霊, 物の怪, 生き霊, 神, 霊, 霊, 魂, 魑魅, 魔物 | |
| 2. | 怨霊 | 幽霊のような人影の出現 |
| Apparition | the appearance of a ghostlike figure | |
| Synonyms: | 亡霊, 出現, お化け, 変化, 変化, 妖怪, 妖魔, 幻姿, 幽霊, 怨霊, 魔物 | |
| 3. | 悪霊 | 死者の肉体から離れ、目に見える魂 |
| Ghost | the visible disembodied soul of a dead person | |
| Synonyms: | ゴースト, 亡霊, 亡魂, お化け, 化け物, 幽霊, 幽鬼, 悪霊, 死霊, 物の怪, 神, 霊, 霊, 魂 |
Meanings for each kanji in 幽霊
| 幽 | seclude; confine to a room; deep; profound; secluded; faint; dark; tranquil; calm | Kanji Details » |
| 霊 | spirits; soul | Kanji Details » |
Categories 幽霊 is a member of
| 1. | 幻影 | 知覚の中にしか存在しないもの |
| Apparition | something existing in perception only | |
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| 2. | 表われ | 視界に入る出来事 |
| Appearance | the event of coming into sight | |
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| 3. | 霊魂 | 人の非肉体的部分 |
| Psyche | the immaterial part of a person | |
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Sample Sentences for 幽霊
伝説によれば、その森には幽霊が出たので、誰も足を踏み入れようとしなかったそうだ。
According to legend, those woods used to be haunted, so people would avoid entering.
幽霊は信じない。だがお化け屋敷は怖い。
I don’t believe in ghosts. But I am scared of haunted houses.
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