Japanese

Noun

幽霊 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 幽靈, hiragana ゆうれい, romaji yūrei, historical hiragana いうれい)

1. a ghost, a phantom

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References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 幽霊 ‎(yūrei).

Noun

幽霊 ‎(hiragana ゆーりー, romaji yuurii)

1. ghost