悪魔

From Middle Chinese 惡魔 (MC 'ak ma, literally “bad, evil + demon”).

ltc-l

(Buddhism) a mara, a demon seeking to prevent enlightenment


ドラゴン

[do̞ɾa̠ɡõ̞ɴ]

(especially fantasy) Western dragon (mythical creature)


獏

獏 (canonical)
獏 (canonical)
baku (romanization)


竜

ja-noun

竜(りゅう) • (ryū)


竜

竜 (canonical)
Ryū (romanization)
Ryuu (romanization)
りゆう (hiragana historical)

(astronomy) Short for りゅう座 (Ryūza): the constellation Draco


竜

竜 (canonical)
ryō (romanization)
ryou (romanization)
りよう (hiragana historical)

(mythology, rare or in Chinese contexts) a Chinese dragon


鵺

其時上下手々に火をともいて、これを御らんじみ給ふに、かしらは猿、むくろは狸、尾はくちなは、手足は虎の姿なり。なく聲鵼にぞにたりける。おそろしなどもをろか也。[...]去る應保のころほひ、二条院御在位の時、鵼といふ化鳥禁中にないて、しば々々宸襟をなやます事ありき。[...]ころはさ月廿日あまりの、まだよひの事なるに、鵼たゞ一聲おとづれて、二聲ともなかざりけり。[...]頼政はかりことに、まづおほかぶらをとてつがひ、鵼の聲しつる内裏のうへへぞいあげたる。鵼かぶらのをとにおどろいて、虚空にしばしひゝめいたり。二の矢に小鏑ととつがひ、ひふつとゐきて、鵼とかぶらとならべて前にぞおとしたる。[...]頼政にかづけ給ふとて、「昔の養由は雲の外の鴈をいき。今の頼政は雨のうちに鵼をゐたり」とぞ感ぜられける。

a mystical creature with the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the tail of a snake, and the legs of a tiger; similar to a chimera


鯱

Japanese pinecone fish
Japanese pinecone fish


龍

龍(りゅう) • (ryū)

a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a Chinese dragon design


龍

ja-pos

龍(りゅう) • (Ryū)


狒々

狒々 (canonical)
狒々 (canonical)
hihi (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a hihi (Japanese monkey-like yokai)


麒麟

麒麟 (canonical)
麒麟 (canonical)
kirin (romanization)

From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 麒麟 (MC gi lin). First cited in Japanese to the Nihon Shoki of 720.
The giraffe sense was probably based on a superficial resemblance between certain depictions of the mythical beast and the patterning and body shape of the real animal: a tailed, hoofed, and horned quadruped with a vaguely leopard-like spot pattern. First cited in Japanese to a text from 1798.

2010 May 23, Gosho Aoyama, “ＦＩＬＥ(ファイル).５(ご) [青](せい)[龍](りゅう) [FILE 5: Azure Dragon]”, in 名(めい)探(たん)偵(てい)コナン [Legendary Detective Conan], volume 68 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN:

That’s giraffe(kirin) the animal! The qilin(kirin) we’re talking about… has a deer-like body covered in golden scales, with a cow’s tail and a horse’s hooves, and with a single horn growing from its dragonish head… It’s a mythical beast from Chinese legends!

それは動物のキリン！問題の麒麟は…全身が黄色い鱗で覆われていて、姿は鹿、牛の尾と馬の蹄を持ち、龍に似た頭から１本角が生えてる…中国の伝説上の神獣だよ！

Sore wa dōbutsu no kirin! Mondai no kirin wa… Zenshin ga kiiroi uroko de ōwarete ite, sugata wa shika, ushi no o to uma no hizume o mochi, ryū ni nita atama kara ippon tsuno ga haete ru… Chūgoku no densetsu jō no shinjū da yo!

麒麟, 騏驎: (mythology, Chinese mythology) a qilin


魑魅

a demon formed from the spirit of mountains and forests

魑魅魍魎

魑魅魍魎 ちみもうりょう


人魚

人魚姫

伝説では、彼女は人魚だったと言われる。

Densetsu de wa, kanojo wa ningyo datta to iwareru.

1999 March 27, “恍(こう)惚(こつ)の人魚(マーメイド) [Enchanting Mermaid]”, in Vol.2, Konami:

A beautiful mermaid who lures seafarers before drowning them.

海を航海する者を誘惑しておぼれさせる、美しい人魚。

Umi o kōkai suru mono o yūwaku shite oboresaseru, utsukushii ningyo.

人魚構文

人魚構文 にんぎょこうぶん


お化け

From お (o-, general honorific prefix) + 化け (bake, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 化(ば)ける (bakeru, “to change oneself into”)).

pre

お化けが出る。

提灯お化け

chochinobake, a ghost that resembles a lantern; paper lantern ghost


飛竜

ja-noun

飛(ひ)竜(りゅう) or 飛竜(ひりょう) • (hiryū or hiryō)

飛竜 (canonical)
飛竜 (canonical)
hiryū (romanization)
hiryō (romanization)

ワイバーン ワイバーン#Japanese


幽霊

幽霊 (canonical)
yūrei (romanization)
iurei (romanization)
いうれい (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese compound 幽靈／幽灵 (ʔjiw leng, literally “dark + supernatural”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yōulíng, Min Nan iu-lêng.

死霊, 死霊

a spirit of the dead, a ghost, a departed soul

幽霊会社: a phantom company: a paper company

phantom stock: company stock that has not actually been traded

幽霊人口 ゆうれいじんこう

幽霊人口: phantom population: population figures that are artificially inflated from fraudulent paperwork

幽霊文字

ghost characters, Chinese characters of unknown origin or meaning

幽霊屋敷

幽霊屋敷 ゆうれいやしき


妖精

妖精 (canonical)
yōsei (romanization)
eusei (romanization)
えうせい (hiragana historical)

1999 August 26, “フェアリー・ドラゴン [Fairy Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:

A very pretty dragon fairy that is surprisingly strong for a fairy.

妖精の中では意外と強い、とてもきれいなドラゴンの妖精。

Yōsei no naka de wa igai to tsuyoi, totemo kirei na doragon no yōsei.

Kore Yamazaki, “第1篇 April showers bring May flowers. [Composition 1: April showers bring May flowers.]”, in 魔法使いの嫁(The Ancient Magus Bride) [The Ancient Magus’ Bride], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, page 23:

True true! Call us ‘neighbors’ or ‘good friends’ instead.

そうそう！《お隣さん》とか《良い友達》とか

そうそう！《お隣さん》とか《良い友達》とか

そうそう！《お隣さん》とか《良い友達》とか


天狗

desc

→ Chinese: 天狗 (tiāngǒu) (reborrowed for the Japanese sense)

→ English: tengu

→ French: tengu

→ Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu)

→ Russian: тэ́нгу (tɛ́ngu)

Nihon Shoki
Shugendō
Tengu
Tiangou
ja:天狗

From Middle Chinese 天狗 (MC then kuwX, “heaven + dog”). First appears in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).
The Chinese version of tengu (Tiangou) was originally more of a dog-like spirit or falling star. As the term and idea were imported into Japanese, the character became associated with 修験道 (“Shugendō, a kind of syncretism of Buddhist and native Japanese elements”), and the Japanese tengu changed to resemble either a long-nosed 山伏 (yamabushi, “mountain monk”, a practitioner of Shugendō) with bright-red skin, or a crow.

天狗蝙蝠: Murina hilgendorfi

天狗蝙蝠 てんぐこうもり

天狗星

a kind of shooting star, one that includes a loud sound and a bright light

a place on a tree where many small branch grow

a microbial infection of cherry and other trees that causes a cluster of many small branch and knot

1999 September 23, “カラス天(てん)狗(ぐ) [Crow Tengu]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

An omniscient tengu. They say it uses divine power.

様々なことを知っている天狗。神通力が使えるという。

Samazama na koto o shitte iru tengu. Jintsūriki ga tsukaeru to iu.

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, folklore) a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose


巫術

From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 巫術 (MC mju zywit). Formerly read with the kan'on as bujutsu. Compare modern Min Nan reading bû-su̍t.
First attested in a portion of the Shoku Nihongi completed in 717.


天人

(Buddhism, mythology) heavenly spirits from Buddhist heaven


鬼神

ja-noun

鬼(き)神(じん) or 鬼(き)神(しん) • (kijin or kishin)

鬼神 (canonical)
鬼神 (canonical)
kijin (romanization)
kishin (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 鬼神 (MC kjw+jX zyin, “devil, devilish + god, spirit”).

ltc-l

all of the spirits and souls and gods of the world

(Buddhism) someone with superhuman power or ability, such as Śakra, the ruler of heaven, or a rakshasa or demon


鬼神

Compound of 鬼 (oni, “devil, demon, malevolent spirit”) + 神 (kami, “spirit, god”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The term may have arisen as the native-Japanese reading of the Middle Chinese derived term kijin above. Found in the Kokin Wakashū, published in roughly 905 CE.

compound

an invisible spirit, particularly a fierce one


魔法

Apparently from Middle Chinese compound 魔法 (MC ma pjop, literally “devil, magic + law, method”). Compare modern Min Nan reading mô͘-hoat.

魔法少女

魔法少女 まほうしょうじょ

The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery.


フェニックス

[ɸe̞ɲ̟ik̚kɯ̟sɨ̥]


呪い

呪い (canonical)
noroi (romanization)
norofi (romanization)
のろひ (hiragana historical)

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呪う (norou, “to curse someone or something”).

(fantasy, occult) a curse (supernatural detriment)


呪い

ja-noun

呪(まじな)い • (majinai) ^(←まじなひ (mazinafi)?)

呪い (canonical)
majinai (romanization)
mazinafi (romanization)
まじなひ (hiragana historical)

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呪う (majinau, “to use a charm, to use magic”).

2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

呪いで病気を治す

(fantasy, occult) incantation, magic spell


不死鳥

不(ふ)死(し)鳥(ちょう) • (fushichō) ^(←ふしてう (fusiteu)?)

不死鳥 (canonical)
fushichō (romanization)
fusiteu (romanization)
ふしてう (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟̊ɕit͡ɕo̞ː]

不死 (fushi, “immortal; undying”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”)
/husiteu/ → /husityoː/, [ɸuɕitɕoː]


ケンタウロス

[kẽ̞nta̠ɯ̟ɾo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros).


妖怪

ja-adj

妖(よう)怪(かい) • (yōkai) ^(←えうくわい (eukwai)?)-na (adnominal 妖(よう)怪(かい)な (yōkai na), adverbial 妖(よう)怪(かい)に (yōkai ni))

妖怪 (canonical)
yōkai (romanization)
eukwai (romanization)
妖怪な (adnominal)
妖怪に (adverbial)
妖怪だろ (imperfective stem)
ようかいだろ (imperfective stem)
yōkai daro (imperfective)
妖怪で (continuative stem)
ようかいで (continuative stem)
yōkai de (continuative)
妖怪だ (stem terminative)
ようかいだ (stem terminative)
yōkai da (terminative)
妖怪な (attributive stem)
ようかいな (attributive stem)
yōkai na (attributive)
妖怪なら (hypothetical stem)
ようかいなら (hypothetical stem)
yōkai nara (hypothetical)
妖怪であれ (imperative stem)
ようかいであれ (imperative stem)
yōkai de are (imperative)
妖怪ではない (informal negative)
妖怪じゃない (informal negative)
ようかいではない (informal negative)
ようかいじゃない (informal negative)
yōkai de wa nai (informal negative)
yōkai ja nai (informal negative)
妖怪だった (informal past)
ようかいだった (informal past)
yōkai datta (informal past)
妖怪ではなかった (informal negative past)
妖怪じゃなかった (informal negative past)
ようかいではなかった (informal negative past)
ようかいじゃなかった (informal negative past)
yōkai de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
yōkai ja nakatta (informal negative past)
妖怪です (formal)
ようかいです (formal)
yōkai desu (formal)
妖怪ではありません (formal negative)
妖怪じゃありません (formal negative)
ようかいではありません (formal negative)
ようかいじゃありません (formal negative)
yōkai de wa arimasen (formal negative)
yōkai ja arimasen (formal negative)
妖怪でした (formal past)
ようかいでした (formal past)
yōkai deshita (formal past)
妖怪ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
妖怪じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
ようかいではありませんでした (formal negative past)
ようかいじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
yōkai de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
yōkai ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
妖怪で (conjunctive)
ようかいで (conjunctive)
yōkai de (conjunctive)
妖怪なら（ば） (conditional)
ようかいなら（ば） (conditional)
yōkai nara (ba) (conditional)
妖怪だったら (conditional past)
ようかいだったら (conditional past)
yōkai dattara (conditional past)
妖怪だろう (volitional)
ようかいだろう (volitional)
yōkai darō (volitional)
妖怪に (adverbial)
ようかいに (adverbial)
yōkai ni (adverbial)
妖怪さ (noun-from-adj)
ようかいさ (noun-from-adj)
yōkaisa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

妖怪

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

*/ɨeu kʷæi/ → /jeukʷai/ → /joːkai/
From Middle Chinese compound 妖怪 (MC 'jew kweajH, literally “strange, supernatural + extraordinary”).
Compare modern Mandarin 妖怪 (yāoguài).

ltc-l

妖怪な雰囲気

(dated) creepy, spooky, ghastly, perilous


妖怪

ja-noun

妖(よう)怪(かい) • (yōkai) ^(←えうくわい (eukwai)?)

妖怪 (canonical)
yōkai (romanization)
eukwai (romanization)
えうくわい (hiragana historical)

yokai: supernatural being, monster, apparition, goblin

妖怪変化

妖怪変化 ようかいへんげ


魔王

Coordinate term: 魔族 (mazoku, “one of the underworld”)

(fantasy) leader of the underworld; dark lord


使い魔

1999 September 23, “ポット・ザ・トリック [Pot the Trick]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A familiar that serves a mage. It is not very strong.

魔術師の命令通りに動く使い魔。あまり強くない。

Majutsushi no meirei-dōri ni ugoku tsukaima. Amari tsuyoku nai.

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) a familiar spirit


魑魅魍魎

魑(ち)魅(み)魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (chimimōryō) ^(←ちみまうりやう (timimauryau)?)

魑魅魍魎 (canonical)
chimimōryō (romanization)
timimauryau (romanization)
ちみまうりやう (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕimʲi mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Borrowing from Chinese 魑魅魍魎／魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng), equivalent to 魑(ち)魅(み) (chimi, “mountain and forest monsters”) + 魍(もう)魎(りょう) (mōryō, “mountain, stream, and tree spirits”).

ja-compound

the various monsters and spirits (of the forests, mountains, and rivers)


馬頭

馬頭 (canonical)
Mezu (romanization)
Medu (romanization)
めづ (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit अश्वशीर्ष (aśvaśīrṣa).

cal

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Horse-Head, one of the two guardians of hell


吸血鬼

ja-noun

吸(きゅう)血(けつ)鬼(き) • (kyūketsuki) ^(←きふけつき (kifuketuki)?)

吸血鬼 (canonical)
kyūketsuki (romanization)
kifuketuki (romanization)
きふけつき (hiragana historical)


呪縛

a metaphorical spell: a myth or misbelief that prevents a person from thinking or acting freely


ユニコーン

[jɯ̟ɲ̟ikõ̞ːɴ]


一角獣

一(いっ)角(かく)獣(じゅう) • (ikkakujū) ^(←いつかくじう (itukakuziu)?)

一角獣 (canonical)
ikkakujū (romanization)
itukakuziu (romanization)
いつかくじう (hiragana historical)

[ik̚ka̠kɯ̟ʑɨː]

一角 (ikkaku, “one horn”) + 獣 (jū, “beast”).
/ikkakuziu/ → /ikkakuzjuː/

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ユニコーン ユニコーン#Japanese

(mythology) Synonym of ユニコーン (yunikōn, “unicorn”)

(rare, mythology, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 麒麟 (kirin, “qilin”)


鎌鼬

鎌鼬 (canonical)
kamaitachi (romanization)

鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + 鼬 (itachi, “weasel”).


魔神

From Middle Chinese 魔神 (MC ma zyin, literally “demon, evil spirit” + “god, spirit”). Compare modern Mandarin 魔神 (móshén).
The goon reading, so likely the reading as originally imported from Middle Chinese.

ltc-l

a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster


魔神

Shift in pronunciation from majin, using the kan'on reading of shin for 神.
/mad͡ʑin/ → /maɕin/
A mixed goon-kan'on reading reading, so likely a later development after borrowing.


グリフォン

[ɡɯ̟ɾʲiɸõ̞ɴ]


ミノタウロス

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros).


ウィザード

ja-noun

ウィザード • (wizādo)


魔鬼

A demon ghost; a monster; the devil; an embodiment of evil


妖魔

妖魔 (canonical)
yōma (romanization)
euma (romanization)
えうま (hiragana historical)


呪文

彼らはその文句を呪文のように繰り返した。

Karera wa sono monku o jumon no yō ni kurikaeshita.

They repeated the word like an incantation (like a broken record).

1999 November 18, “ハイ・プリーステス [High Priestess]”, in Vol.6, Konami:

She soothes the unruly minds by chanting spells that you've never heard.

聞いたことのない呪文を唱え、あらぶる心をしずめてくれる。

Kiita koto no nai jumon o tonae, araburu kokoro o shizumetekureru.


結界

Originally a Buddhist term borrowed from Middle Chinese 結界 (MC ket keajH), itself a translation of Sanskrit सीमाबन्ध (sīmābandha, literally “boundary, edge + bounded”).

女人結界

女人結界 にょにんけっかい

結界限界

結界限界 けっかいげんかい

結界忍術

結界忍術 けっかいにんじゅつ

結界を張る

(fantasy) on a small scale, meaning a projected energy barrier, force field, or shield; and on a larger scale, meaning a pocket universe, spiritual or otherwise


呼び出し

呼び出し (canonical)
yobidashi (romanization)

Compound of 呼び (yobi, “calling”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呼ぶ (yobu, “to call”)) + 出し (dashi, “out”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 出す (dasu, “to let or bring out”)). Literally, “calling [something] out”.

compound

(fantasy) an invocation or summons, as of a magic spell or of a spirit


天狐

(mythology, Shinto): A heavenly/celestial fox; a nine-tail fox said to be the most powerful form of the kitsune: Once they turn 1,000-years-old, they gain all nine of their tails, turn a golden color, and ascend to the heavens, where they become celestial foxes.


式神

ja-noun

式(しき)神(がみ) or 式(しき)神(じん) • (shikigami or shikijin)

式神 (canonical)
式神 (canonical)
shikigami (romanization)
shikijin (romanization)

Compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami due to rendaku (連濁).
Alternately, compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (jin, “god, spirit”).

compound

A kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of the onmyōdō (陰陽道) religion, very much like a western familiar.


河童

/kapawarapa/ → /kawawappa/ → /kawappa/ → /kappa/
Originally a compound of 川 (kapa → kawa, “river”) + 童 (warapa → wappa, “child”).

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1999 September 23, “ひょうすべ [Hyōsube]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A kappa boss with low defense strength, but surprisingly high attack strength.

カッパの親分。攻撃力は意外と高い。守備力は低め。

Kappa no oyabun. Kōgekiryoku wa igai to takai. Shubiryoku wa hikume.

2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－, Konami:

This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.

いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。

Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore


気配

From Old Japanese けわい, previously spelled as けはひ and probably originally realized as /kepapi/. This derived as a compound of 気 (ke, “atmosphere, spirit; feeling, mood”) + 這ひ (hahi → hai, “creeping, crawling; spreading”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 這う hau, “to crawl, to creep; to spread along the ground, to spread around”).
The 配 (hai, “distribution”) kanji was applied to the hai portion of the reading as an example of ateji (当て字).

2002 August 22, Akinobu Uraku, “第(だい)51(ごじゅういち)話(わ) 泣(な)き虫(むし)テイル [Chapter 51: Tail the Crybaby]”, in 東京アンダーグラウンド [Tokyo Underground], volume 9 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 128:

On the contrary, doing that too perfectly makes you stand out in a crowded area

完璧すぎんだよ 人ゴミの中で逆に浮いてたぜ

Kanpeki sugin da yo Hitogomi no naka de gyaku ni uite ta ze

完璧すぎんだよ 人ゴミの中で逆に浮いてたぜ

2004 August 17, CLAMP, “Chapitre(シャピトル).43(よんじゅうさん) 見(み)えない未(み)来(らい) [Chapitre 43: The Unseen Future]”, in ツバサ ＲＥＳＥＲＶｏｉｒ ＣＨＲｏＮｉＣＬＥ [Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle], volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 29:

Kurogane-san’s aura is different from other people’s from yesterday in Ōto, which means auras vary even among the same kind of living being

黒鋼さんの気配だ昨日の桜都国の人達とは違う 同じ生きているものでも気配はそれぞれ違うんだ

Kurogane-san no kehai da kinō no Ōtokoku no hitotachi to wa chigau Onaji ikite iru mono de mo kehai wa sorezore chigau n da

2004 November 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)二(に)十(じゅう)四(よん)訓(くん) 昔(むかし)の武(ぶ)勇(ゆう)伝(でん)は三割(わり)増(まし)で話(はな)せ 盛(も)り上(あが)がればいいんだよ 盛(も)り上(あが)がれば [Lesson 24: Triple-Brag about Your Exploits and Everyone Will Be Real Pumped Up I Swear]”, in 銀魂 [Silver Soul], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

Don’t you dare even wiggle. Kill your aura, we’re becoming one with nature. You’ll be a part of the universe and it’ll be a part of you…

いいか絶対動くなよ 気配を殺せ自然と一体なるだ お前は宇宙の一部であり宇宙はお前の一部だ…

Ii ka zettai ugoku na yo Kehai o korose shizen to ittai naru da Omae wa uchū no ichibu de ari uchū wa omae no ichibu da…

(fantasy) a sort of “aura” or “chi” radiated from people or things that denotes their nearby presence


仙法

仙術: a specific technique of mystical sagehood

(fantasy, manga) magic, spellcraft, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery


雪女

ja-noun

雪(ゆき)女(おんな) • (yuki onna) ^(←ゆきをんな (yukiwonna)?)

雪女 (canonical)
yuki onna (romanization)
yukiwonna (romanization)
ゆきをんな (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟kʲiõ̞nːa̠]

Compound of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) + 女 (onna, “woman”). First mentioned in a text from the late 1500s.

1888, Okamoto Kido, “Kago tsurube”, in Aozora, published 2008:

傘も持たないで門に立ったのは妹のお光であった。雪はますます強くなって来たらしく、彼女の総身は雪女のように真っ白に塗られていた。

Kasa mo motanai de kado ni tatta no wa imōto no ohikari de atta. Yuki wa masumasu tsuyoku natte kita rashiku, kanojo no sōshin wa yuki onna no yō ni masshiro ni nurarete ita.

Standing in the entrance without holding even an umbrella was his younger sister Ohikari. It seemed like the snow had become increasingly stronger; her whole body was painted with snow, like a yuki-onna.

yuki-onna (“snow-woman”): spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:松村明
yuki onna

雨女

a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain

雨男

a man whose presence always seems to bring rain

骨女

a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman


ケルベロス

[ke̞ɾɯ̟be̞ɾo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos).

lbor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog


狼男

ja-noun

狼(おおかみ)男(おとこ) • (ōkamiotoko) ^(←おほかみをとこ (ofokamiwotoko)?)

狼男 (canonical)
ōkamiotoko (romanization)
ofokamiwotoko (romanization)
おほかみをとこ (hiragana historical)

From 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”) + 男 (otoko, “human male”). Compare English werewolf (from were (“adult human male”) + wolf), German Werwolf, Dutch weerwolf.


犬神

A (guardian) dog spirit; an attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a "dog spirit") is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.


物の怪

Compound of 物 (mono, “thing”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 怪 (ke, “spirit”).


霊鬼

a spirit of the dead (particularly malevolent)

appearing in folk tales told in the northeast of Japan

座敷童: a red-faced ghost of a child haunting an old house


魔力

ja-noun

魔(ま)力(りょく) or 魔(ま)力(りき) • (maryoku or mariki)

魔力 (canonical)
魔力 (canonical)
maryoku (romanization)
mariki (romanization)

[ma̠ɾʲo̞kɯ̟]


付喪神

付喪神 (canonical)
tsukumogami (romanization)

the spirit of an artifact or of a tool that has gained a life of its own upon its 100th birthday


竜神

(Shinto) a dragon god also known as 海神(わたつみ) (Watatsumi), the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology


魔術師

魔術師 (canonical)
majutsushi (romanization)

Compound of 魔術 (majutsu, “magic, sorcery”) + 師 (shi, “master, practitioner”).

compound

(fantasy) a user of magic: a sorcerer, witch, wizard, or mage


魔導師

魔導 (madō, “magic; sorcery; thaumaturgy”) + 師 (-shi, “-ist; -er”).

suf

2012 May 4, “残(ざん)虐(ぎゃく)さの勝(しょう)利(り) [Triumph of Cruelty]”, in アヴァシンの帰還 [Avacyn’s Return], Wizards of the Coast:

I’ve seen corpses prettier than you, beastmage.

あんたより可愛い死体はたくさん見てきたわよ、獣魔道士さん。

Anta yori kawaī shitai wa takusan mitekita wa yo, jūmadōshi-san.

a practitioner of magic; a magician, sorcerer, witch, wizard, mage, etc.


妖狐

妖狐 (canonical)
yōko (romanization)
euko (romanization)
えうこ (hiragana historical)

(mythology) supernatural fox that can transform into a human form


狐火

Compound of 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + 火(ひ) (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to a text from 1488.

ja-com

1488, Sanjōnishi Sanetaka (三条西実隆), 実隆公記 [Sanetakakōki]:

will o' the wisps appeared in the field path last night

狐火や髑髏に雨のたまる夜に

kitsunebi ya dokuro ni ame no tamaru yo ni

There's foxfire on nights when the rain collects in the skull.

a mysterious pale fire often seen in the fields and mountains at night from winter to early spring: will o' the wisp, foxfire


野狐

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.

野狐禅

a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people

(Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have


野狐

Compound of 野 (no, “field; wilderness”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


雷神鳥

雷神鳥 (canonical)
raijinchō (romanization)

[ɾa̠iʑĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Compound of 雷神 (raijin, “thunder god”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”), calque of English thunderbird. The first term of the compound is 雷神 (raijin, “thunder god”) rather than the expected 雷 (rai, “thunder”) because the term 雷鳥 (raichō) is already used to refer to the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), a type of grouse native to Japan.


山犬

山犬 (canonical)
山犬 (canonical)
yamainu (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:ヤマイヌ
ja:松村明

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 犬 (inu, “dog”).

(Japanese mythology) an apparition of a dog that may appear to travelers on mountain roads, and that may be either friendly or murderous to travelers

送り犬

canine apparition appearing to travelers


火の鳥

火の鳥 (canonical)
hi no tori (romanization)

Compound of 火 (hi, “fire”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).

compound

(mythology) a phoenix, more specifically as in Western mythology


青竜

ja-pos

青(せい)竜(りゅう) • (Seiryū) ^(←せいりゆう (Seiryuu)?)

青竜 (canonical)
Seiryū (romanization)
Seiryuu (romanization)
せいりゆう (hiragana historical)

Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations


青竜

青(せい)竜(りょう) • (Seiryō) ^(←せいりよう (Seiryou)?)

青竜 (canonical)
Seiryō (romanization)
Seiryou (romanization)
せいりよう (hiragana historical)


青竜

青(しょう)竜(りゅう) • (Shōryū) ^(←しやうりゆう (Syauryuu)?)

青竜 (canonical)
Shōryū (romanization)
Syauryuu (romanization)
しやうりゆう (hiragana historical)


玄武

玄(げん)武(ぶ) or 玄(げん)武(む) • (Genbu or Genmu)

玄武 (canonical)
玄武 (canonical)
Genbu (romanization)
Genmu (romanization)

the Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior" (one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).


白虎

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (Byakko) ^(←びやくこ (Byakuko)?)

白虎 (canonical)
Byakko (romanization)
Byakuko (romanization)
びやくこ (hiragana historical)

White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations


白虎

白虎 (canonical)
Hakko (romanization)
Fakuko (romanization)
はくこ (hiragana historical)


朱雀

Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations


人狼

[d͡ʑĩn̺ɾo̞ː]

人狼ゲーム 人狼ゲーム#Japanese


雨女

A woman whose presence always seems to bring rain.

spirit of woman who perish out in the snow during the winter month


エルフ

1999 March 18, “エルフの剣(けん)士(し) [Elvish Swordsman]”, in Starter(スターター) Box(ボックス), Konami:

An elf who learned swordsmanship. He trifles with his enemies with his swift attacks.

剣術を学んだエルフ。素早い攻撃で敵を翻弄する。

Kenjutsu o mananda erufu. Subayai kōgeki de teki o honrō suru.

1999 March 27, “ホーリー・エルフ [Holy Elf]”, in Vol.2, Konami:

As delicate as she may be, this elf has formidable defense strength and holy power to protect herself with.

かよわいエルフだが、聖なる力で身を守りとても守備が高い。

Kayowai erufu da ga, sei naru chikara de mi o mamori totemo shubi ga takai.

1999 July 22, “エンシェント・エルフ [Ancient Elf]”, in Vol.4, Konami:

An elf who has lived for thousands of years. She attacks with her army of spirits.

何千年も生きているエルフ。精霊をあやつり攻撃をする。

Nansennen mo ikiteiru erufu. Seirei o ayatsuri kōgeki o suru.

1999 August 26, “ヂェミナイ・エルフ [Jemini Elves]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:

Elvish twin sisters who attack simultaneously.

交互に攻撃を仕掛けてくる、エルフの双子姉妹。

Kōgo ni kōgeki o shikaketekuru, erufu no futago shimai.

2008 February 1, “エルフの戦(せん)士(し) [Elvish Warrior]”, in Morningtide(モーニングタイド), Wizards of the Coast:

Elvish warriors are as graceful as a deer leaping a stream and as deadly as the wolf waiting in ambush on the other side. They are the eyes of the forest as well as its unsheathed claws.

エルフの戦士は小川を飛び越える鹿のように優雅であり、それを反対側で待ち受ける狼のように危険だ。彼らは森の眼であり、むき出しの爪なのだ。

Erufu no senshi wa ogawa o tobikoeru shika no yō ni yūga de ari, sore o hantaigawa de machiukeru ōkami no yō ni kiken da. Karera wa mori no me de ari, mukidashi no tsume na no da.


黒巫女

黒巫女 (canonical)
kuro miko (romanization)


黒神子

黒神子 (canonical)
kuro miko (romanization)


座敷童

座敷童 (canonical)
zashiki warashi (romanization)

Compound of 座敷 (zashiki, “house; Japanese-style parlor”) + 童 (warashi, “child”).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Tōhoku) a kind of yōkai: a red-faced ghost or apparition of a child haunting an old house, generally not malevolent, and thought to bring good fortune to the house


うわん

うわん (canonical)
ウワン (canonical)
uwan (romanization)

Onomatopoeia for the sound of the wail or shout purportedly made by the spirit.


魍魎

ja-noun

魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (mōryō) ^(←まうりやう (mauryau)?)

魍魎 (canonical)
mōryō (romanization)
mauryau (romanization)
まうりやう (hiragana historical)

demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers


キョンシー

From Cantonese 殭屍／僵尸 (goeng¹ si¹), imported via Hong Kong cinema.

2002 May 16, “達(たつ)人(じん)キョンシー [Master Jiangshi]”, in 新たなる支配者 [A New Dominator], Konami:

A jiangshi wandering in pursuit of a strong opponent. They say he was known as the master of all martial arts.

強い相手を求めさまよっているキョンシー。かつてはあらゆる武術の達人として知られていたらしい。

Tsuyoi aite o motome samayotte iru kyonshī. Katsute wa arayuru bujutsu no tatsujin to shite shirarete ita rashii.


巫術士

巫術士 (canonical)
fujutsushi (romanization)


巫術師

巫術師 (canonical)
fujutsushi (romanization)

Compound of 巫術 (fujutsu, “magic, sorcery, thaumaturgy”) + 師 (shi, “expert, master, practitioner”).


化け猫

Compound of 化け (bake, “transformation, taking the form of; monster”, stem of verb 化ける (bakeru, “to transform, to change into something else”)) + 猫 (neko, “cat”).

stem of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">化ける</i> (bakeru, “to transform, to change into something else”)

In Japanese folklore, this entity was believed to be a magical cat, sometimes capable of transforming itself into a person or various other forms.

(Japanese mythology) a monster cat; a goblin cat; a cat with magical powers


骨女

(Shinto): a bone woman: a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman


女魔法師

女魔法師 (canonical)
onna mahōshi (romanization)

Compound of 女 (onna, “female”) + 魔 (ma, “evil”) + 法師 (hōshi, “priestess, nun”).

女魔法士: an evil priestess

女魔法士 おんなまほうし

nun

女魔法士 おんなまほうし


魔法使い

ja-noun

魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い • (mahōtsukai) ^(←まはふつかひ (mafafutukafi)?)

魔法使い (canonical)
mahōtsukai (romanization)
mafafutukafi (romanization)
まはふつかひ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 魔(ま)法(ほう) (mahō, “magic”) + 使(つか)い (tsukai, “user”).

ja-compound

オズの魔法使い

1999 February 4, “ブラック・マジシャン [Black Magician]”, in Vol.1, Konami:

A magician with the ultimate attack and defense strength.

魔法使いとしては、攻撃力・守備力ともに最高クラス。

Mahōtsukai toshite wa, kōgekiryoku shubiryoku tomo ni saikō kurasu.

1999 July 5, “ラムーン [LaMoon]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:

A magician who lives on the moon. She enchants opponents with magical power harnessed from the moon.

月に住む魔法使い。月の持つ魔力で相手を魅了する。

Tsuki ni sumu mahōtsukai. Tsuki no motsu maryoku de aite o miryō suru.

(fantasy, occult) a magic user, such as a magician, a wizard, a sorcerer, a mage, etc.


ステッキ

Composing stick
Daijirin
Walking stick
ja:杖

スティック

a stick, such as lipstick or a hockey stick

魔法のステッキ


八咫烏

八咫烏 (canonical)
Yatagarasu (romanization)
やたのからす (alternative hiragana)
Yata no Karasu (Rōmaji)

(Shinto) sacred three legged raven in Japanese mythology


八岐大蛇

ja-pos

八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち) or 八岐大蛇(ヤマタノオロチ) • (Yamata no Orochi) ^(←やまたのをろち (Yamatanoworoti) or ヤマタノヲロチ (Yamatanoworoti)?)

八岐大蛇 (canonical)
八岐大蛇 (canonical)
Yamatanoworoti (romanization)
やまたのをろち (hiragana historical)
ヤマタノヲロチ (hiragana historical)

From 八(や) (ya, “eight”) + 股(また) (mata, “crotch, branch, fork”) + 大蛇(おろち) (orochi, “python, large snake”). 岐 and 大蛇(おろち) (orochi) are jukujikun (熟字訓); see the latter for more.

ja-compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo


黄竜

ja-pos

黄(こう)竜(りゅう) • (Kōryū) ^(←くわうりゆう (Kwauryuu)?)

黄竜 (canonical)
Kōryū (romanization)
Kwauryuu (romanization)
くわうりゆう (hiragana historical)

Yellow Dragon, the fifth Guardian Beast among the Four Symbols


野衾

野衾 (canonical)
野衾 (canonical)
nobusuma (romanization)

野 (no-, “wild”) + 衾 (fusuma, “quilt”). The fusuma changes to busuma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(Japanese folklore) Monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), resembling a Japanese giant flying squirrel or large bat said to eat tree fruits, blood of living creatures and fire


山姥

ja-noun

山(やま)姥(うば) or 山(やま)姥(んば) • (yamauba or yamanba)

山姥 (canonical)
山姥 (canonical)
yamauba (romanization)
yamanba (romanization)

山 (yama, “mountain”) + 姥 (uba, “old woman”).

com

1999 October 15, Rumiko Takahashi, “第(だい)４(よん)話(わ) 地(じ)念(ねん)児(じ) [Chapter 4: Jinenji]”, in [犬](いぬ)[夜](や)[叉](しゃ) [Inuyasha], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 77:

山姥⁉

山姥⁉

山姥⁉


牛頭馬頭

ja-pos

牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) • (Gozu Mezu) ^(←ごづめづ (Godumedu)?)

牛頭馬頭 (canonical)
Gozu Mezu (romanization)
Godumedu (romanization)
ごづめづ (hiragana historical)

From 牛頭 (Gozu, “Ox-Head”) + 馬頭 (Mezu, “Horse-Head”). Compare Chinese 牛頭馬面／牛头马面 (niútóumǎmiàn, literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

zh-l

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the two guardians of hell


牛頭

牛頭 (canonical)
Gozu (romanization)
Godu (romanization)
ごづ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of hell


海坊主

ja-noun

海(うみ)坊(ぼう)主(ず) • (umibōzu) ^(←うみばうず (umibauzu)?)

海坊主 (canonical)
umibōzu (romanization)
umibauzu (romanization)
うみばうず (hiragana historical)

an umibōzu, a type of round-headed sea monster


女郎蜘蛛

女(じょ)郎(ろう)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 女郎蜘蛛(ジョロウグモ) • (jorōgumo) ^(←じよらうぐも (zyoraugumo) or ジヨラウグモ (zyoraugumo)?)

女郎蜘蛛 (canonical)
女郎蜘蛛 (canonical)
jorōgumo (romanization)
zyoraugumo (romanization)
じよらうぐも (hiragana historical)
ジヨラウグモ (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ːɡɯ̟mo̞]

女郎 (jorō, “prostitute”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ウンディーネ

ja-noun

ウンディーネ • (undīne)

ja:ウンディーネ ja:四大精霊


シルフ

2004 March 10, Kozue Amano, “Navigation(ナビゲーション)18(じゅうはち) 空(そら)を泳(およ)ぐ魚(さかな) [Navigation 18: A Fish That Swims in the Sky]”, in ARIA(アリア) [ARIA], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, page 86:

Sylphs are first and foremost supposed to adhere to strict delivery time, and yet this happened

風追配達人はお届け物の時間厳守が第一なのに 困った事態になったのだ

Shirufu wa otodoke mono no jikan genshu ga daīchi nano ni komatta jitai ni natta no da

ja:シルフ ja:四大精霊


サラマンダー

ja:サラマンダー ja:四大精霊

2002 April 27, Kozue Amano, “Navigation(ナビゲーション)06(れいろく) 始(はじ)めてのお客(きゃく)様(さま) [Navigation 06: My First Customer]”, in AQUA(アクア) [AQUA], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 25:

Are you by any chance one of the Salamanders of the Floating Islands then, sir?

もしかしてご職業は浮き島の火炎之番人じゃないですか？

火炎之番人 サラマンダー

Moshikashite goshokugyō wa Ukijima no Saramandā ja nai desu ka?

もしかしてご職業は浮き島の火炎之番人じゃないですか？

火炎之番人 サラマンダー

もしかしてご職業は浮き島の火炎之番人じゃないですか？

火炎之番人 サラマンダー


ノーム

ノーム • (nōmu)

ja:ノーム
ja:ノーム (妖精)
ja:四大精霊

2003 April 10, Kozue Amano, “Navigation(ナビゲーション)08(れいはち) 星(ほし)の謳(うた)声(ごえ) [Navigation 08: Chorus of the Planet]”, in ARIA(アリア) [Aria], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, page 80:

The people known as Gnomes, who live under the ground of Aqua, are responsible for maintaining gravity at 1 g

火星の地下にはね地重管理人という人達がいて——重力を１Ｇに保ってくれてるのよ

Akua no chika ni wa ne Nōmu to iu hito-tachi ga ite—— jūryoku o ichi-jī ni tamotte kureteru no yo


フェンリル

[ɸẽ̞n̺ɾʲiɾɯ̟]


サテュロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).


ファウヌス

[ɸa̠ɯ̟nɯ̟sɨ]


ケット・シー

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Cat Sìth (“Fairy Cat”), which is misconstructed as cait (“cat's”) + sìth (“fairy”).

2001 August 27, Kozue Amano, “Navigation(ナビゲーション)04(れいよん) 猫(ねこ)の王(おう)国(こく) [Navigation 04: Kingdom of the Cats]”, in AQUA(アクア) [Aqua], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 112:

The King of the Cats is known as the Cat Sìth

猫の王様は猫妖精といって


土蜘蛛

土蜘蛛 (canonical)
土蜘蛛 (canonical)
tsuchigumo (romanization)

[t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕiɡɯ̟mo̞]

土 (tsuchi, “soil”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

com

jukujikun (<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">熟字訓</i>)

tsuchigumo, a member of a race of spider-like yokai


ドワーフ

[do̞β̞a̠ːɸɯ̟]

a dwarf (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit)


狻猊

ja-noun

狻(さん)猊(げい) or 狻(しゅん)猊(げい) • (sangei or shungei)

狻猊 (canonical)
狻猊 (canonical)
sangei (romanization)
shungei (romanization)

(Chinese mythology) a suanni, a cross between a dragon and a lion

(loosely, rare) Synonym of 獅子 (shishi, “lion”)


狻猊

ja-pos

狻(さん)猊(げい) or 狻(しゅん)猊(げい) • (Sangei or Shungei)

狻猊 (canonical)
狻猊 (canonical)
Sangei (romanization)
Shungei (romanization)

(Chinese mythology) the suanni that was one of the nine sons of the dragon


オーク

Borrowed from English orc. Doublet of オーガ (ōga, “ogre”).

(fantasy) an orc (evil, monstrous humanoid creature)


キュクロープス

[kʲɨkɯ̟ɾo̞ːpɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps).

lbor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) a cyclops


セイレーン

ja-noun

セイレーン • (seirēn)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). Doublet of サイレン (sairen).


ホグワーツ

[ho̞ɡɯ̟β̞a̠ːt͡sɨ]

ホグワーツ魔法魔術学校

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

ja:ホグワーツ魔法魔術学校


異世界

→ English: isekai (noun), isekai (verb)

From 異 (i-, “different”) + 世界 (sekai, “world”).


ペーガソス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos)


バンパイア

ヴァンパイア ヴァンパイア#Japanese


狼人間

狼人間 (canonical)
ōkaminingen (romanization)

[o̞ːka̠mʲiɲ̟ĩŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Compound of 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”) + 人間 (ningen, “human”).


ワイバーン

ja-noun

ワイバーン • (waibān)

[β̞a̠ibã̠ːɴ]


翼竜

[jo̞kɯ̟ɾʲɨː]

1999 March 24 [1997 November 9], Kazuki Takahashi, “遊闘(バトル)37 死(し)闘(とう)‼死(し)闘(とう)‼ [Battle 37: Mortal Combat‼ Mortal Combat‼]”, in 遊(ゆう)☆戯(ぎ)☆王(おう) [King of Games], volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

The “Fireball Attack” of the “Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress” has annihilated Kaiba’s “Cyclops”‼

「砦を守る翼竜」カードの「火球の飛礫」の攻撃で海馬の「サイクロプス」を撃破‼

“Toride o Mamoru Yokuryū” kādo no “Kakyū no Tsubute” no kōgeki de Kaiba no “Saikuropusu” o gekiha‼

2007 March 22, “サイバティック・ワイバーン [Cybertic Wyvern]”, in STARTER DECK, Konami:

A mechanically enhanced winged dragon. After being mortally wounded by a dragon, he was turned into a cyborg by his owner.

メカで強化された翼竜。ドラゴンにやられ死にかけた所を、飼い主にサイボーグ化された。

Meka de kyōkasareta yokuryū. Doragon ni yarare shinikaketa tokoro o, kainushi ni saibōgu-kasareta.


河伯

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 河童 (kappa)


不思議の国のアリス症候群

^ふしぎ の ^くに の ^アリス しょうこうぐん

不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)の国(くに)のアリス症(しょう)候(こう)群(ぐん) • (Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu shōkōgun)

不思議の国のアリス症候群 (canonical)
Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu shōkōgun (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ɕiɡʲi no̞ kɯ̟ɲ̟i no̞ a̠ɾʲisɨ ɕo̞ːko̞ːɡɯ̟̃ɴ]

不思議の国のアリス (Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu, “Alice in Wonderland”) + 症候群 (shōkōgun, “syndrome”)

com

Alice in Wonderland syndrome
Alice in Wonderland syndrome

ja:不思議の国のアリス症候群


ヒュドラー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra)


スフィンクス

[sɨ̥ɸʲĩŋkɯ̟sɨ̥]

a sphinx (creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal)


ゴブリン

[ɡo̞bɯ̟ɾʲĩɴ]

2003 February 20, “異(い)次(じ)元(げん)トレーナー [Different Dimension Trainer]”, in 闇魔界の脅威 [Threat of the Dark Demon World], Konami:

A poor goblin who was sucked into a different dimension. However, he’s doing his best with his new destiny.

異次元に吸い込まれてしまった哀れなゴブリン。しかし、今新たな目標に向かって日々努力している。

Ijigen ni suikomarete shimatta aware na goburin. Shikashi, ima arata na mokuhyō ni mukatte hibi doryoku shiteiru.


マーフォーク

ja-noun

マーフォーク • (māfōku)

[ma̠ːɸo̞ːkɯ̟]


メドゥーサ

ja-pos

メドゥーサ • (Medūsa)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa)


オーガ

Borrowed from English ogre. Doublet of オーク (ōku, “orc”).


子泣き爺

子泣き爺 (canonical)
konakijijī (romanization)

Compound of 子 (ko, “baby”) + 泣 (naki, “cry”) + 爺 (jijī, “old man”).

compound

(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.


子泣き爺

子泣き爺 (canonical)
konakijiji (romanization)

Compound of 子 (ko, “baby”) + 泣 (naki, “cry”) + 爺 (jiji, “old man”).


使い

使い (canonical)
tsukai (romanization)
tukafi (romanization)
つかひ (hiragana historical)

Continuative form of 使う (tsukau, “to use”)


ヨルムンガンド

[jo̞ɾɯ̟mɯ̟̃ŋɡã̠ndo̞]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Jǫrmungandr


マーメード

ja-noun

マーメード • (māmēdo)

マーメイド マーメイド#Japanese

Alternative spelling of マーメイド (māmeido, “mermaid”)


マーメイド

2000 April 20, “弓(ゆみ)を引(ひ)くマーメイド [Bow-Drawing Mermaid]”, in Booster 2, Konami:

A mermaid who normally hides inside her seashell, but who will shoot anyone who dares come near her.

普段は貝殻の中に身を隠し、近づく者に矢を放つマーメイド。

Fudan wa kaigara no naka ni mi o kakushi, chikazuku mono ni ya o hanatsu māmeido.

1999 August 26, “海(うな)原(ばら)の女(おんな)戦(せん)士(し) [Lady Warrior of the Depths]”, in Booster 4, Konami:

A mermaid who serves the Sea God. Her duty is to guard his holy realm.

海の神に仕えるマーメイド。神聖な領域を守っている。

Umi no Kami ni tsukaeru māmeido. Shinsei na ryōiki o mamotteiru.


ドリュアス

[do̞ɾʲɨa̠sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás).


リザードマン

[ɾʲiza̠ːdo̞mã̠ɴ]

2000 March 1, “ナイト・リザード [Night Lizard]”, in BOOSTER 7, Konami:

A sea-guarding lizardman warrior covered in green scales.

海を守る、緑のウロコに身を包むリザードマンの戦士。

Umi o mamoru, midori no uroko ni mi o tsutsumu rizādoman no senshi.


ジン

ジン・ラミー ジン・ラミー#Japanese

Short for ジン・ラミー (jin ramī, “gin rummy”).


ゴーレム

[ɡo̞ːɾe̞mɯ̟]

Borrowed from English golem, from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

bor

גולם \ גֹּלֶם

1999 March 18, “ウォー・アース [War Earth]”, in Starter(スターター) Box(ボックス), Konami:

A golem assembled from rocks. It petrifies and destroys its opponents.

岩石が集まってできたゴーレム。相手を石化して破壊する。

Ganseki ga atsumatte dekita gōremu. Aite o sekika shite hakai suru.


召喚獣

ja-noun

召(しょう)喚(かん)獣(じゅう) • (shōkanjū)

[ɕo̞ːkã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]

From 召喚 (“to summon”) + 獣 (-jū, “beast”).

(fiction, fantasy) beast that has been summoned from somewhere else


千里馬

千(ちょん)里(り)馬(ま) or 千里馬(チョンリマ) or 千(ちょる)里(り)馬(ま) or 千里馬(チョルリマ) • (chonrima or chorurima)

千里馬 (canonical)
千里馬 (canonical)
千里馬 (canonical)
千里馬 (canonical)
chonrima (romanization)
chorurima (romanization)

[t͡ɕõ̞n̺ɾʲima̠]

[t͡ɕo̞ɾɯ̟ɾʲima̠]


ガルム

極星獣ガルム


キマイラ

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira).


金烏

zh-l

金烏／金乌 (jīnwū)

(Chinese mythology) a golden crow, one of the embodiments of the ten suns, nine of whom were shot down by the hero Hou Yi


邪気眼

[d͡ʑa̠kʲiɡã̠ɴ]

From a 2channel chuunibyou post/copypasta that mentioned the poster's jakigan third eye.


トリップ

トリップする (canonical)
torippu suru (romanization)
トリップし (stem)
トリップした (past)
トリップし
torippu shi
トリップする
torippu suru
トリップすれ
torippu sure
トリップせよ (imperative literary)
トリップしろ (colloquial imperative)
torippu seyo (imperative literary)
torippu shiro (colloquial imperative)
トリップされる (passive)
torippu sareru (passive)
トリップさせる (causative)
トリップさす (causative)
torippu saseru (causative)
torippu sasu (causative)
トリップできる (potential)
torippu dekiru (potential)
トリップしよう (volitional)
torippu shiyō (volitional)
トリップしない (negative)
torippu shinai (negative)
トリップせず (continuative negative)
torippu sezu (continuative negative)
トリップします (formal)
torippu shimasu (formal)
トリップした (perfective)
torippu shita (perfective)
トリップして (conjunctive)
torippu shite (conjunctive)
トリップすれば (conditional hypothetical)
torippu sureba (conditional hypothetical)

明治にトリップする

異世界にトリップする

(fantasy) to enter another realm / world


あやかし

a type of Noh mask representing ghosts or spirits


なろう系

なろう系 (canonical)
narō-kei (romanization)

From なろう (narō, “let's become”, volitional of なる (naru)) + 系(けい) (-kei), named after 小説家になろう (Shōsetsu-ka ni Narō, “Let's Become Novelists”, a user-generated novel publishing website).

lw

(slang, derogatory) A vague, derogatory label applied to isekai (異世界) stories that have overdone, clichéd elements.


まじょっこ

From 魔女(まじょ) (majo, “witch”) + っ子(こ) (-kko).

魔法少女

魔法少女 まほうしょうじょ


酒呑童子

酒呑童子 (canonical)
Shuten Dōji (romanization)

[ɕɨtẽ̞ndo̞ːʑi]

酒 (“alcohol”) + 呑 (“drinking”) + 童子 (“boy”)

af

(mythology, Japanese mythology) an 鬼 (oni, “ogre; demon”) who dwelled in 大江山 (Ōeyama, “Mount Ōe”) and kidnapped women and children and stole money in the city


六牙の白象

ja-pos

^ろくげ の ^びゃくぞう

^ろくげ の ^びゃくざう

六(ろく)牙(げ)の白(びゃく)象(ぞう) • (Rokuge no Byakuzō) ^(←ろくげのびゃくざう (Rokuge no Byakuzau)?)

六牙の白象 (canonical)
Rokuge no Byakuzō (romanization)
Rokuge no Byakuzau (romanization)
ろくげのびゃくざう (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟ɡe̞ no̞ bʲa̠kɯ̟zo̞ː]

六 (“six”) + 牙 (“fang; tusk”) + の (attributive marker) + 白象 (“white elephant”)

af

the six-tusked white elephant that 摩耶夫人 (Maya Bunin, “Lady Maya”) dreamt of while she was carrying the Buddha

the six-tusked white elephant that 普賢 (Fugen, “Samantabhadra”) rides


因幡の白兎

ja-pos

^いなば の ^しろ.うさぎ

因(いな)幡(ば)の白(しろ)兎(うさぎ) • (Inaba no Shirousagi)

因幡の白兎 (canonical)
Inaba no Shirousagi (romanization)

Old Japanese 稻羽之素菟 (Inaba no₂ Sirousagi). 因幡 (Inaba) + の (no, genitive marker) + 白兎 (shirousagi, “white/bare rabbit/hare”).

af

the Hare of Inaba (a hare who got stripped bare of its fur by 鰐 (wani, “crocodiles”), but saved by 大国主 (Ōkuninushi))


野槌

Old Japanese [Term?]. 野 (no, “moor”) + つ (tsu, genitive marker) + 霊 (chi, “spirit”).

(Japanese mythology, mythology) a snake-like yokai


ナーロッパ

Blend of なろう系 (narō-kei) + ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa).

blend

(slang, derogatory) the hackneyed pseudo-medieval European setting often found in なろう系(けい) (narō-kei) isekai fantasy stories


マジカルステッキ

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from magic + stick.

pseudo-loan

(fiction, fantasy) magical girl's magic wand, typical design including an emblem at the tip and adornments like wings or ribbons


異能

異能 (canonical)
inō (romanization)
inou (romanization)
いのう (hiragana historical)

異能に目覚める


魔法陣

[ma̠ho̞ːʑĩɴ]

(Japanese fiction, fantasy) magic circle


神獣

ja-noun

神(しん)獣(じゅう) • (shinjū) ^(←しんじう (sinziu)?)

神獣 (canonical)
shinjū (romanization)
sinziu (romanization)
しんじう (hiragana historical)


ふらり火

ふらり火 (canonical)
furaribi (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ɾa̠ɾʲibʲi]


提灯お化け

提灯お化け (canonical)
chōchin'obake (romanization)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕĩɰ̃o̞ba̠ke̞]

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

com-ja

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


ホムンクルス

[ho̞mɯ̟̃ŋkɯ̟ɾɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Latin homunculus.


リヴァイアサン

Borrowed from English leviathan, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (liv'yatán).


魔族

Coordinate term: 魔王 (maō, “leader of the underworld”)


レプラコーン

[ɾe̞pɯ̟ɾa̠kõ̞ːɴ]

Borrowed from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán.