幽ゆう怪かい

noun

ghost; apparition; spirit

Archaic term for a ghost or supernatural being. Not used in everyday modern Japanese; encountered mainly in classical literature or historical contexts.

• 古ふるい怪かい談だんには、幽ゆう怪かいが夜よな夜よな現あらわれる話はなしが多おおい。

  In old ghost stories, there are many tales of apparitions appearing night after night.