あやかし

noun

sea ghost; shipwreck apparition

A ghostly phenomenon or spirit said to appear at sea during storms or shipwrecks in Japanese folklore.

• 船ふな乗のりたちは、嵐あらしの夜よるにあやかしを見みたと語かたった。

  The sailors said they saw a sea ghost on the stormy night.

noun

something eerie; strange thing; suspicious occurrence

Used for anything that feels uncanny, suspicious, or not quite right; can refer to a person, event, or atmosphere.

• あの家いえの前まえを通とおると、いつもあやかしを感かんじる。

  Whenever I pass by that house, I feel something eerie.

noun

noh mask for ghosts; ghost mask

In Noh theater, a mask type used for roles of the dead or ghostly beings.

• 能のう楽がく師しは、あやかしの面めんをつけて幽ゆう霊れいを演えんじた。

  The Noh actor performed the ghost role wearing an ayakashi mask.