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幽怪 (ゆうかい, yuukai) Japanese meaning: ghost | Kotomora じ 字
Kanji 幽 seclude, confine to a room, deep 怪 suspicious, mystery, apparition Related words 幽ゆう 霊れい Standard modern word for ghost or spirit. 幽怪 is an archaic synonym rarely used today.
妖よう 怪かい Refers to a broader class of supernatural monsters and spirits, not limited to ghosts. 幽怪 is more narrowly a ghost or apparition.
Etymology Compound of 幽 (dim, hidden, supernatural) and 怪 (mysterious, strange). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical texts as a term for ghosts or mysterious apparitions.
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