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Yūrei from the Hyakkai Zukan, c. 1737. Yūrei are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts.The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit".
A large-headed spirit that lives in the mountain passes of Kumamoto Prefecture, thought to be the reincarnation of a person who stole oil and then fled into the woods. Agubanba (あぐばんば, lit. ' ash crone ') A blind, cannibalistic female yōkai who hails from Akita Prefecture. She mainly targets young women who have just come of age.
Literally translatable as ‘faint (yū - 幽) spirit (rei - 霊),’ yūrei is just one of several Japanese words used to refer to spirit beings. Other terms include: obake (お化け), yōkai (妖怪), bōrei (亡霊), and shiryō (死霊). There is a long tradition of belief in the supernatural in Japan stemming from a variety of influences.
The spirit (気, ki) is the beginning of one's nature, and when the spirit stagnates, the ones that create a form and produce a voice are called yurei. In the first place, the stagnated spirits of the ghosts desire to fall, and disappear.
"Ayakashi" from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Sekien Toriyama. Ayakashi (アヤカシ) is the collective name for yōkai that appear above the surface of a body of water. [1]In Nagasaki Prefecture, the atmospheric ghost lights that appear above water are called ayakashi, and so are the funayūrei in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Saga Prefecture. [1]
Meaning Different meanings depending on the kanji used Yūri or Yuuri (ゆうり, ユウリ) is a separate unisex Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way.
Sleep was a particularly vulnerable state of being because it was believed that the spirit and physical body seemed to separate while dreaming. [4] The pillow was a threshold, a sort of magical device, that allowed one to travel to another world. Because of this, pillows were treated with respect.
The name consists of two kanji, 御 (go) meaning honorable and 霊 (ryō) meaning soul or spirit.. The belief that the spirits of those who died with resentment or anger after being treated unfairly caused hauntings existed before the Nara period (710–794).