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As with English, there are many different words in Japanese that can mean ghost. Each word referring to a ghost with specific characteristics. For some more examples, check out this article
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I can understand why it is confusing. That's what makes Japanese so difficult. A kanji can have multiple pronunciations, with multiple meanings. So yes, while 幽 means "dim" (as in yurei) it als...
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In reply to Zack Davisson. I'm confused. You previously said 幽霊 – yūrei – 幽 (dim) +�...
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Kind of ... but not really. "Yu Yu" was made up by Yusuke Honma when he created his comic. It puts together two kanji 幽 (Yu; ghost) + 遊 (Yu; play) to mean something like "Ghost Play" or "Mess...
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Hi, Zack. Great blog! Thinking about the anime title, "Yu Yu Hakusho" (Ghost Files), I always assumed that "Yu Yu" was the word for ghost, because it just sounded like a word used to scare childr...
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In reply to Zack Davisson. Thank you Zack, Bonus points to you!
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Ha! I had to look this one up! Yep, the only term used in Japanese is モンスター (monster). They are only called "ghosts" in English. I didn't realize they all had their only individual name...
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A strange question, but what word would be used to describe the 'ghosts' in Pacman? Is only モンスター used, meaning monsters?
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In reply to Zack Davisson. hi zack-san, i appreciate you getting back to me. i'm very enviou...
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