魑魅魍魎
See also: 魑魅魍魉
Chinese edit
evil spirit; demon | demons and monsters; light part of a shadow | ||
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trad. (魑魅魍魎) | 魑魅 | 魍魎 | |
simp. (魑魅魍魉) | 魑魅 | 魍魉 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
魑魅魍魎
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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魑 | 魅 | 魍 | 魎 |
ち Hyōgaiji |
み Grade: S |
もう Hyōgaiji |
りょう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi | goon | kan’on |
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Chinese 魑魅魍魎/魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng), equivalent to 魑魅 (chimi, “mountain and forest monsters”) + 魍魎 (mōryō, “mountain, stream, and tree spirits”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
魑魅魍魎 • (chimimōryō) ←ちみまうりやう (timimauryau)?
See also edit
See also edit
- 魑魅魍魎 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- chimimōryō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References edit
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN