幽霊（ゆうれい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: ghost
Example sentences
- 古い屋敷に幽霊が出るという。 — It's said that a ghost appears in the old mansion.
- 幽霊の話に子供が怖がる。 — The child is scared by the ghost story.
Idioms & proverbs containing “幽霊”
- 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花 (ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな) — fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
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