幻げん妖よう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

bewitching people; confusing people

Describes the act of leading people astray or confusing them, often with a mysterious or supernatural connotation. Can be used as a suru verb.

• その妖よう術じゅつ師しは幻げん妖ようの術じゅつで村むら人びとたちを惑まどわせた。

  The sorcerer bewitched the villagers with his confusing arts.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

magic; sorcery

Refers to mysterious or supernatural power, often with a bewitching or deceptive quality. Literary and somewhat archaic.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりには幻げん妖ようの力ちからを持もつ者ものがよく登とう場じょうする。

  In old tales, people with magical powers often appear.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

mysterious apparition; unidentified ghost or monster

Used for a ghost, monster, or strange being whose true nature is unknown. Often found in folklore or supernatural contexts.

• 夜よるの山やま道みちで幻げん妖ように出で会あったという話はなしを聞きいた。

  I heard a story about encountering a mysterious apparition on a mountain path at night.