提灯お化け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
提	灯	化
ちょう Grade: 5	ちん Grade: 4	ば Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
提燈お化け (kyūjitai)

Etymology

提灯(ちょうちん) (chōchin, “a type of collapsible cylindrical paper lantern”) + お化(ば)け (obake, “a ghost”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕĩɰ̃o̞ba̠ke̞]

Noun

提(ちょう)灯(ちん)お化(ば)け • (chōchin'obake) 

1. chochinobake (a ghost or yokai that is believed to come from a lantern that has reached one hundred years of age)