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妖魔 (ようま, youma) Japanese meaning: ghost | Kotomora

妖よう魔ま

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Meanings

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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

Kanji

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

Related 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.

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They say a ghost haunts that old mansion.

彼かれは妖よう魔まを退たい治じする退たい魔ま師しだ。

He is an exorcist who vanquishes demons.