魑魅

Chinese

mountain elf demon; magic; to charm
simp. and trad.
(魑魅)
variant forms 螭魅
螭鬽

Pronunciation


Noun

魑魅

  1. evil spirit; demon

Derived terms


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [sɨᵝta̠ma̠]

Noun

魑魅 (hiragana すたま, rōmaji sutama)

  1. a spirit or demon
    • 931938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 44:
      魑魅 山海經云、魑、刃知反、和名須多万。[...]谷川氏曰、須多万、蓋棄魂之義、謂棄不祭之鬼也、鬼類也。

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

魑魅 (hiragana すだま, rōmaji sudama)

  1. a spirit or demon
    • 931938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 44:
      魑魅 山海經云、魑、刃知反、和名須多万。[...]谷川氏曰、須多万、蓋棄魂之義、謂棄不祭之鬼也、鬼類也。

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

魑魅 (hiragana ちみ, rōmaji chimi)

  1. a demon formed from the spirit of mountains and forests
Derived terms
  •  () () (mami)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.