魍
魍: mountain-stream spirit
mountain-stream spirit; goblin
18 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
モウ・ボウ
Kun—
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
夜の森には、魑魅魍魎が棲むと恐れられていた。
It was feared that all manner of goblins and spirits dwelled in the forest at night.
陰陽師は札を掲げ、屋敷に集う魍魎を一体ずつ祓っていった。
The onmyoji raised a talisman and exorcised the spirits gathered in the mansion one by one.
政界は魑魅魍魎が渦巻く世界だと、ベテラン記者は語った。
The veteran reporter said that the political world is a realm swirling with all manner of schemers.