魍もう魎りょう

noun

all kinds of spirits and goblins; monsters of the mountains and rivers

A collective term for various supernatural beings, often associated with mountains, rivers, and wilderness. Used in classical and mythological contexts.

• 魍もう魎りょうは、山やまや川かわに棲すむとされる妖よう怪かいの総そう称しょうだ。

  Mōryō is a general term for monsters said to dwell in mountains and rivers.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりには、魍もう魎りょうが人ひとを惑まどわす場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In old tales, scenes of mōryō leading people astray often appear.