あやかし

Japanese

Noun

あやかし • (ayakashi) 

  1. a yokai that appears above seawater during shipwrecks
  2. a mystery; an unexplained phenomenon
  3. synonym of 妖怪 (yōkai)
    • 2020 September 19, Mafumafu, “百鬼夜行 [Night Parade of A Hundred Demons]”:
      何万年　妖(あやかし)たちは
      踊る　夜宴の夢
      Nanmannen ayakashi-tachi wa
      Odoru yaen no yume
      For myriads of years, the yokai
      Have been dancing, our soiree dreams
  4. synonym of 馬鹿 (baka, “idiot; fool”)
  5. synonym of コバンザメ (kobanzame, “live sharksucker”)
  6. a type of Noh mask representing ghosts or spirits
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