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妖力 (youryoku) Japanese meaning: spirit power | Kotomora

妖よう力りょく

Meanings

1

spirit power; magical power

Refers to supernatural or magical energy, often associated with yōkai, spirits, or mystical beings in fantasy contexts.

その妖よう狐こは強きょう大だいな妖よう力りょくを持もっている。
That demon fox possesses immense spirit power.
妖よう力りょくを封ふうじる結けっ界かいが張はられた。
A barrier was set up to seal the magical power.

Kanji

妖attractive, bewitching, calamity
力power, strength, strong

Related words

魔ま力りょく
魔力 is a more general term for magical power, often used in Western fantasy settings, while 妖力 specifically implies power derived from yōkai or spirits.
霊れい力りょく
霊力 refers to spiritual energy or psychic power, often associated with ghosts or the soul, whereas 妖力 is more about monstrous or bewitching power.

Etymology

Compound of 妖 (yō, 'bewitching, spirit') and 力 (ryoku, 'power'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern fantasy and folklore contexts.