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魂魄 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja term for ghost, soul, or spirit.
It's used in the context of Buddhism as:
Animus and anima; the spiritual nature or mind, and the animal soul; the two are defined as mind and body or mental and physical, the invisible soul inhabiting the visible body, the former being celestial, the latter terrestrial.
妖怪 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word that can be defined as a devil, ghost, apparition, phantom, specter/spectre, demon, monster, or goblin.
鬼 can mean ghost, ogre, demon, or “spirit of a deceased person,” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
In some context, it can also mean sly, crafty, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
This can also be the “ghost” constellation (one of the 28 mansions in Chinese folklore).
An extended list of meanings includes departed; dead; a disembodied spirit; dead person; evil being; hungry ghost.
鬼武者 is an unusual title that can be translated two ways, daredevil warrior or demon warrior.
The most common is probably the daredevil warrior. However, the first character means demon, ghost, or soul of the departed. Therefore, it can mean the soul of a warrior or a demon warrior.
This title is Japanese only, and should not be used if your audience is Chinese.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your ghost search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
仙 see styles |
xiān xian1 hsien hisa ひさ |
More info & calligraphy: Immortal(1) (See 仙人・1) hermit; wizard; (2) (See 仙術) wizardry; (personal name) Hisa 僊 ṛṣi, 哩始 an immortal. 仙人; 人仙 the genī, of whom there is a famous group of eight 八仙; an ascetic, a man of the hills, a hermit; the Buddha. The 楞嚴經 gives ten kinds of immortals, walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will, into space, into the deva heavens, transforming themselves into any form, etc. The names of ten ṛṣis, who preceded Śākyamuni, the first being 闍提首那? Jatisena; there is also a list of sixty-eight 大仙 given in the 大孔雀咒經下 A classification of five is 天仙 deva genī, 神仙 spirit genī, 人仙 human genī, 地仙 earth, or cavern genī, and 鬼仙 ghost genī. |
霊 see styles |
líng ling2 ling rei / re れい |
More info & calligraphy: Rai / Reisoul; spirit; departed soul; ghost; (given name) Rei |
鬼 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei miniwa みにわ |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost Demon(1) ogre; demon; oni; (2) (See 亡魂) spirit of a deceased person; (3) (おに only) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); (4) (おに only) (See 鬼ごっこ・おにごっこ) it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); (5) (き only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (prefix) (6) (おに only) (slang) (See 超・1) very; extremely; super-; (surname) Miniwa preta 薜荔多, departed, dead; a disembodied spirit, dead person, ghost; a demon, evil being; especially a 餓鬼 hungry ghost. They are of many kinds. The Fan-i ming i classifies them as poor, medium, and rich; each again thrice subdivided: (1) (a) with mouths like burning torches; (b) throats no bigger than needles; (c) vile breath, disgusting to themselves; (2) (a) needle-haired, self-piercing; (b) hair sharp and stinking; (c) having great wens on whose pus they must feed. (3) (a) living on the remains of sacrifices; (b) on leavings in general; (c) powerful ones, yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, etc. All belong to the realm of Yama, whence they are sent everywhere, consequently are ubiquitous in every house, lane, market, mound, stream, tree, etc. |
妖怪 see styles |
yāo guài yao1 guai4 yao kuai youkai / yokai ようかい |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost / Apparition / Phantomghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai |
妖魔 see styles |
yāo mó yao1 mo2 yao mo youma / yoma ようま |
More info & calligraphy: Demon / Ghost / Apparitionghost; apparition |
無常 无常 see styles |
wú cháng wu2 chang2 wu ch`ang wu chang mujou / mujo むじょう |
More info & calligraphy: Impermanence(n,adj-na,adj-no) {Buddh} (ant: 常住・2) uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability anitya. Impermanent; the first of the 三明 trividyā; that all things are impermanent, their birth, existence, change, and death never resting for a moment. |
魂魄 see styles |
hún pò hun2 po4 hun p`o hun po konpaku こんぱく |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost / Soul / Spiritsoul; spirit; ghost Animus and anima; the spiritual nature or mind, and the animal soul; the two are defined as mind and body or mental and physical, the invisible soul inhabiting the visible body, the former being celestial, the latter terrestrial. |
倀 伥 see styles |
chāng chang1 ch`ang chang |
(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others |
魊 see styles |
yù yu4 yü |
ghost of a child |
七趣 see styles |
qī qù qi1 qu4 ch`i ch`ü chi chü shichishu |
The seven gati or states of sentient beings- nārakagati, in hell; preta, hungry ghost; tiryagyoni, animal; manuṣya, man; ṛṣi, a genius or higher spiritual being; deva, god; asura, demon of the higher order. |
中元 see styles |
zhōng yuán zhong1 yuan2 chung yüan nakamoto なかもと |
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased (1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; (2) (See お中元) mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts; (surname) Nakamoto The fifteenth of the seventh moon; see 孟蘭盆. |
亡者 see styles |
wáng zhě wang2 zhe3 wang che mouja / moja もうじゃ |
the deceased (1) {Buddh} the dead; ghost; (2) (usu. as 〜の亡者) person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for) Dead; the dead. |
亡霊 see styles |
bourei / bore ぼうれい |
(1) departed spirit; soul of the dead; (2) ghost; apparition |
代作 see styles |
daisaku だいさく |
(noun, transitive verb) ghost-writing; (personal name) Daisaku |
代寫 代写 see styles |
dài xiě dai4 xie3 tai hsieh |
to write as substitute for sb; a ghost writer; plagiarism |
作怪 see styles |
zuò guài zuo4 guai4 tso kuai |
(of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) |
倀鬼 伥鬼 see styles |
chāng guǐ chang1 gui3 ch`ang kuei chang kuei |
ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others |
做鬼 see styles |
zuò guǐ zuo4 gui3 tso kuei |
to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost |
六道 see styles |
liù dào liu4 dao4 liu tao rokudou / rokudo ろくどう |
{Buddh} the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm); (place-name) Rokudō The six ways or conditions of sentient existence; v. 六趣; the three higher are the 上三途, the three lower 下三途. |
冤魂 see styles |
yuān hún yuan1 hun2 yüan hun |
ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances |
冥婚 see styles |
míng hūn ming2 hun1 ming hun |
posomethingumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead) |
冥界 see styles |
míng jiè ming2 jie4 ming chieh meikai / mekai めいかい |
ghost world hades; realm of the dead Hades, or the three lower forms of incarnation, i.e. hell, preta, animal. |
冥道 see styles |
míng dào ming2 dao4 ming tao meidō |
the gateway to the ghost world 冥途; 冥土 The dark way, or land of darkness, the shades, Hades, pretas, etc. |
出沒 出没 see styles |
chū mò chu1 mo4 ch`u mo chu mo |
to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set See: 出没 |
刀途 see styles |
dāo tú dao1 tu2 tao t`u tao tu tōto |
The gati or path of rebirth as an animal, so called because animals are subjects of the butcher's knife. |
化女 see styles |
huà nǚ hua4 nv3 hua nü kenyo; kejo けにょ; けじょ |
(1) {Buddh} Buddha or Bodhisattva appearing in female form; female incarnation; (2) female ghost; female apparition is 化人 in female form. |
化物 see styles |
huà wù hua4 wu4 hua wu kemotsu ばけもん |
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter to convert beings |
変化 see styles |
henge へんげ |
(n,vs,vi) (1) shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; ghost; apparition; bugbear; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 権化・1) incarnation; (n,vs,vi) (3) transformation |
女怪 see styles |
jokai じょかい |
female ghost; female apparition; female monster |
妖姫 see styles |
youki / yoki ようき |
(1) ghostly, beautiful woman; (2) ghost of a beautiful woman |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ghost Soul Spirit | 魂魄 | kon paku / konpaku | hún pò / hun2 po4 / hun po / hunpo | hun p`o / hunpo / hun po |
Ghost Apparition Phantom | 妖怪 | you kai / youkai / yo kai | yāo guài / yao1 guai4 / yao guai / yaoguai | yao kuai / yaokuai |
Demon Ghost Apparition | 妖魔 | you ma / youma / yo ma | yāo mó / yao1 mo2 / yao mo / yaomo | |
Ghost Warrior | 幽靈戰士 幽灵战士 | yōu líng zhàn shì you1 ling2 zhan4 shi4 you ling zhan shi youlingzhanshi | yu ling chan shih yulingchanshih |
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Ghost Demon | 鬼 | oni | guǐ / gui3 / gui | kuei |
Daredevil Warrior Soul of a Warrior | 鬼武者 | oni mu sha / onimusha | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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