lantern ghost; demonic lantern
A yōkai in Japanese folklore: a paper lantern that comes to life, often depicted with a long tongue and one or two eyes. Commonly appears in ghost stories and festival imagery.
The lantern ghost is said to be an old paper lantern that turned into a yōkai.
I saw a lantern ghost decoration in the haunted house.
Standard kanji spelling for this yōkai name.
Common variant with おばけ in kana.
Compound of 提灯 (chōchin, 'paper lantern') and お化け (obake, 'ghost, monster'). The term refers to a folkloric creature, a tsukumogami born from an old lantern.