| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい |
Pronunciation: yūrei
How to Say It Outloud: you-ray
Usage: A common term for 'ghost' often used in both casual and formal contexts
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は幽霊を見たと言った。
彼は幽霊を見たと言った。Example Sentence English:He said he saw a ghost.
He said he saw a ghost.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい |
Pronunciation: bōrei
How to Say It Outloud: boh-ray
Usage: A term for 'ghost' implying the spirit of the deceased
Example Sentence Japanese:その城には亡霊が出ると言われている。
その城には亡霊が出ると言われている。Example Sentence English:It is said that ghosts haunt the castle.
It is said that ghosts haunt the castle.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| お化け | おばけ |
Pronunciation: obake
How to Say It Outloud: oh-bah-keh
Usage: A casual term for 'ghost', also used to describe monsters or apparitions
Example Sentence Japanese:あの家にはお化けが出ると噂されている。
あの家にはお化けが出ると噂されている。Example Sentence English:It is rumored that ghosts appear in that house.
It is rumored that ghosts appear in that house.| Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ゴースト | ゴースト |
Pronunciation: gōsuto
How to Say It Outloud: goh-sutoh
Usage: The katakana transliteration of the English word 'ghost'
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は実際にゴーストを見たことがあると言った。
彼は実際にゴーストを見たことがあると言った。Example Sentence English:He said that he has actually seen a ghost.
He said that he has actually seen a ghost.Dictionary
幽霊ゆうれいCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
- Yūrei
妖怪ようかいCommon word
Noun- ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai
- Yōkai
お化けおばけCommon word
Noun- ghost; apparition
- goblin; monster; demon
- something unusually large
- Obake
亡者もうじゃ
Noun- the dead; ghost
- person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
亡霊ぼうれい
Noun- departed spirit; soul of the dead
- ghost; apparition
- Ghost
霊れいCommon word
Noun- soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
化け物ばけものCommon word
Noun- goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter
魂魄こんぱく
Noun- soul; spirit; ghost
- Hun and po
妖鬼ようき
Noun- ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin
妖魔ようま
Noun- ghost; apparition
幽怪ゆうかい
Noun- ghost; apparition; spirit
幽鬼ゆうき
Noun- ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
ゴーストゴーストCommon word
Noun- ghost
- ghosting (television)
- ghosting; ghost flare
- ghost image; ghosting
怪談かいだんCommon word
Noun- ghost story; tale of the supernatural
- Kaidan
物の怪もののけ
Noun- (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
死霊しりょう
Noun- spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
ゴーストタウンゴーストタウンCommon word
Noun- ghost town
- Ghost town
背後霊はいごれい
Noun- spirit (hiding behind one's back); guiding spirit; ghost
心霊しんれい
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul
- spirit; ghost; ethereal being
精霊せいれい
Noun- spirit; soul; ghost
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