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魍

魍: mountain-stream spirit

mountain-stream spirit; goblin
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Readings

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魍 appears in 魍魎 (もうりょう) and in the four-kanji idiom 魑魅魍魎 (all kinds of demons and spirits).

Key words

魑魅魍魎ちみもうりょうall kinds of demons and spirits
魍魎もうりょうgoblin; specter

Example sentences

It was feared that all manner of goblins and spirits dwelled in the forest at night.

The onmyoji raised a talisman and exorcised the spirits gathered in the mansion one by one.

The veteran reporter said that the political world is a realm swirling with all manner of schemers.

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