魑ち魅み

noun

mountain demon; spirit of the mountains

Refers to mythical creatures or spirits believed to inhabit mountains and forests, often with a malevolent or eerie connotation. The reading すだま is rare and archaic.

• 魑ち魅み魍もう魎りょうという言こと葉ばは、山やまや川かわにすむ妖よう怪かいを指さす。

  The term 魑魅魍魎 refers to monsters and spirits that dwell in mountains and rivers.

• 古ふるい伝でん説せつでは、魑ち魅みが旅たび人びとを惑まどわせたとされる。

  In old legends, mountain demons are said to have led travelers astray.