物の怪

Japanese
Kanji in this term
物 怪
もの
Grade: 3		 け
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
物の気

Etymology

Compound of 物 (mono, “thing”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 怪 (ke, “spirit”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) もののけ [mònónóké] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞no̞no̞ke̞]

Noun

物(もの)の怪(け) • (mononoke) 

  1. a ghost, a specter, an evil spirit

Synonyms
Synonyms of 物の怪

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, 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.