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妖魔 (ようま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

妖よう魔ま

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Meanings

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noun

ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition

A supernatural being, often malevolent or eerie, found in folklore, fantasy, and horror contexts. Covers a range of entities from ghosts to monsters.

その古ふるい屋や敷しきには妖よう魔まが出でると言いわれている。
They say a ghost haunts that old mansion.
彼かれは妖よう魔まを退

Kanji

妖attractive, bewitching, calamity
魔witch, demon, evil spirit

Similar words

妖よう怪かい
妖怪 is a broader term for all kinds of Japanese folkloric monsters and spirits, while 妖魔 often carries a more sinister or ghostly nuance.
幽ゆう霊れい
幽霊 specifically refers to a human ghost or spirit of the dead, whereas 妖魔 can include non-human monsters and demons.

Etymology

Compound of 妖 (yō, 'bewitching, mysterious') and 魔 (ma, 'demon, evil spirit'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of a supernatural, often malevolent being.

たい

治じ

する

退たい

魔ま

師し

だ

。

He is an exorcist who vanquishes demons.