客人まれびと

noun

visitor from afar; rare guest

Refers to a visitor who comes from a distant place, often with a sense of rarity or specialness. Related to the older word まろうど.

See also: 客人

• 島しまにまれびとが訪おとずれるのは年ねんに一いち度どだけだ。

  A visitor from afar comes to the island only once a year.

• 村むらでは、まれびとを歓かん迎げいする祭まつりが開ひらかれた。

  In the village, a festival was held to welcome the rare guest.

noun

divine visitor; spirit bringing blessings

In folklore and Shinto contexts, a spirit or deity that visits from the other world, bringing good fortune, fertility, or blessings. Often associated with traditional rituals and festivals.

• まれびとは、海うみの向むこうから来らい訪ほうする神かみと信しんじられていた。

  The marebito was believed to be a deity visiting from across the sea.

• 民みん俗ぞく学がくでは、まれびと信しん仰こうが日本にほんの基き層そう文ぶん化かの一ひとつとされる。

  In folklore studies, marebito belief is considered one of the foundational cultures of Japan.