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Ghost / Apparition / Phantom

 yāo guài
 you kai
Ghost / Apparition / Phantom Scroll

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.

Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water

 jìng huā shuǐ yuè
 kyou ka sui getsu
Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water Scroll

鏡花水月 is an old Asian proverb that means “flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake” or “flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface.”

Literally, 鏡花水月 reads “Mirror Flower, Water Moon.”

Figuratively this can be used to represent a lot of different ideas. It can be used to express an unrealistic rosy view or viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles. So you can use it to relay an idea about something that is visible but has no substance, something that can be seen but not touched, or something beautiful but unattainable such as dreams or a mirage.

This expression is used to describe things like the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words.

鏡 = Mirror (or lens)
花 = Flower(s)
水 = Water
月 = Moon


Can also be written 水月鏡花 (just a slight change in word/character order).


These search terms might be related to Phantom:

Advance Bravely / Indomitable Spirit

Beautiful Heart / Beautiful Spirit

Beautiful Spirit

Body Mind Spirit

Courageous Spirit

Demon / Ghost / Apparition

Divine Spirit

Dragon Spirit

Esprit De Corps / Team Spirit

Fighting Spirit

Free Spirit

Fruit of the Spirit

Ghost / Apparition / Phantom

Ghost / Soul / Spirit

Ghost Demon

Ghost Warrior

Goddess of Beauty / Beautiful Spirit

Heart / Mind / Spirit

Heroic Spirit

Heroic Spirit / Great Ambition

Heroic Spirit / Heroism

Holy Spirit / Holy Ghost

Independent Spirit

Independent Spirit / Independent Heart

Indomitable Spirit

Indomitable Spirit / Indomitable Attitude

Inner Beauty / Beauty of Spirit

Inugami / Dog Spirit

Mind Body Spirit

Old, but More Vigorous in Spirit

Purified Spirit / Enlightened Attitude

Soul / Spirit

Spirit

Spirit / Soul

Spirit / Spiritual Essence

Spirit of Taekwondo

Spirit of the Dragon Martial Arts

Spiritual Strength / Strength of Spirit

Taekwondo Tenets / Spirit of Taekwon-Do

The Spirit of Dragon and Tiger

The Spirit of the Dragon Horse

The Spirit of the Dragon Horse and Power of a Tiger

Warrior Essence / Warrior Spirit / Martial

Warrior Soul / Heroic Spirit

Warrior Soul / Spirit of a Fighter

Wolf Spirit / Soul of a Wolf

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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

妖怪

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yāo guài
    yao1 guai4
yao kuai
 youkai / yokai
    ようかい

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Ghost / Apparition / Phantom
monster; devil
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai

幻像

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 genzou / genzo
    げんぞう

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Illusion
phantom; vision; illusion

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yāo
    yao1
yao
 you / yo
    よう
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
(female given name) Yō
An imp; to bewitch; magical.

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huàn
    huan4
huan
 maboroshi
    まぼろし
fantasy
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) phantom; vision; illusion; apparition; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) something fleeting; short-lived dream; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) fabled item; mythical thing; very rare thing; (surname) Maboroshi
māyā. Illusion, hallucination, a conjurer's trick, jugglery, i. e. one of the ten illustrations of unreality.

化物

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huà wù
    hua4 wu4
hua wu
 kemotsu
    ばけもん
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter
to convert beings

妖鬼

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 youki / yoki
    ようき
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin

幻影

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huàn yǐng
    huan4 ying3
huan ying
 genei / gene
    げんえい
phantom; mirage
(noun - becomes adjective with の) phantom; vision; illusion
illusion and shadows

幻肢

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huàn zhī
    huan4 zhi1
huan chih
 genshi
    げんし
(medicine) phantom limb
phantom limb

幽霊

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 yuurei / yure
    ゆうれい
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

怪異


怪异

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guài yì
    guai4 yi4
kuai i
 kaii / kai
    かいい
monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) mystery; curiosity; strangeness; monstrosity; (2) ghost; monster; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; goblin

怪盗

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 kaitou / kaito
    かいとう
mysterious thief; phantom thief

曲物

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 wagemono
    わげもの
    magemono
    まげもの
    kusemono
    くせもの
circular box; (1) circular box; (2) article for pawning; (1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

曲者

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 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

癖者

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 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

鬼怪

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guǐ guài
    gui3 guai4
kuei kuai
hobgoblin; bogey; phantom

魅影

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mèi yǐng
    mei4 ying3
mei ying
 mikage
    みかげ
phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
(female given name) Mikage

魍魎


魍魉

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wǎng liǎng
    wang3 liang3
wang liang
 mouryou / moryo
    もうりょう
sprites and goblins; monsters and demons
all kinds of spirits and goblins
shadowy phantom

くせ者

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 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

偽妊娠

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 gininshin
    ぎにんしん
(adjectival noun) false pregnancy; phantom pregnancy; pseudopregnancy

化け物

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 bakemono
    ばけもん
(ik) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter; goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

幻影肢

see styles
 geneishi / geneshi
    げんえいし
(rare) (See 幻肢) phantom limb

幻歯痛

see styles
 genshitsuu / genshitsu
    げんしつう
phantom tooth pain

幻肢痛

see styles
 genshitsuu / genshitsu
    げんしつう
phantom pain

幽霊船

see styles
 yuureisen / yuresen
    ゆうれいせん
ghost ship; phantom ship

バケモン

see styles
 bakemon
    バケモン
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

出没自在

see styles
 shutsubotsujizai
    しゅつぼつじざい
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like

変幻出没

see styles
 hengenshutsubotsu
    へんげんしゅつぼつ
(noun/participle) being protean and elusive; appear and disappear like a phantom

幽霊文字

see styles
 yuureimoji / yuremoji
    ゆうれいもじ
(妛, 彁, etc.) ghost character (apocryphal JIS kanji); phantom character

幽霊社員

see styles
 yuureishain / yureshain
    ゆうれいしゃいん
bogus (phantom) employee

待機電力

see styles
 taikidenryoku
    たいきでんりょく
standby electricity consumption; power use by devices on standby; phantom load

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Ghost
Apparition
Phantom
妖怪you kai / youkai / yo kaiyāo guài / yao1 guai4 / yao guai / yaoguaiyao kuai / yaokuai
Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water鏡花水月
镜花水月
kyou ka sui getsu
kyoukasuigetsu
kyo ka sui getsu
jìng huā shuǐ yuè
jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4
jing hua shui yue
jinghuashuiyue
ching hua shui yüeh
chinghuashuiyüeh
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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