怪談
Meanings
1
ghost story; supernatural tale
Refers to traditional or modern stories about ghosts, spirits, and eerie phenomena, often told for entertainment or as folklore.
When summer comes, I feel like listening to ghost stories.
He is good at telling ghost stories.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が怪談を語るfor someone to tell a ghost story
In summer, my grandmother often told us ghost stories.
- 怪談を聞くto listen to a ghost story
I listened to a scary ghost story at my friend's house.
- 怪談を集めるto collect ghost stories
The author collected ghost stories from all over the country and turned them into a book.