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妖気 (youki) Japanese meaning: ominous atmosphere | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字
Kanji 妖 attractive, bewitching, calamity Related words 不ぶ 気き 味み 不気味 is an adjective meaning 'eerie' or 'uncanny,' describing a quality, while 妖気 is a noun referring to the atmosphere or aura itself.
霊れい 気き 霊気 specifically refers to a spiritual or ghostly aura, often with a more neutral or positive connotation, whereas 妖気 implies a more ominous or monstrous presence.
Etymology Compound of 妖 (yō, 'bewitching, mysterious, apparition') and 気 (ki, 'spirit, atmosphere, energy'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'supernatural aura.'
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彼かれ は 妖よう 気き を 感かん じ 取と っ て 立た ち 止ど まっ た 。
He sensed a supernatural presence and stopped in his tracks.
