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Yūrei

Yūrei (幽霊) are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts. The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit". Alternative names include Bōrei (亡霊), meaning ruined or departed spirit, Shiryō (死霊), meaning dead spirit, or the more encompassing Yōkai (妖怪) or Obake (お化け).…

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Japanese afterlife

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Yūrei

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples163
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
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related to References · 70
Yūrei → Ancient Times, Asian Folklore Studies, Balmain, Barre, Berkeley, Blacker, California Press, Carmen, Chikuma Shobō, Chin Music Press, Collette, Cultural Experience, Culture, Davisson, December, Dover Publications, Edinburgh University Press, Foster, Genji, Ghosts And The Japanese
related to Yūrei · 28
Yūrei → All Japanese, Alternatively, Earth-bound, Emperor, Famous, Floating, Funayūrei, Fuyūrei, Goryō, Himeji Castle, However, In, It, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Jibakurei, Ju-On, Okiku, Onryō, Similar
see also · 11
Yūrei → Bancho SarayashikiBotan Doro, Enryō, Hill, HorrorKaidan, Japanese, Kaidan, Kami, List, Minato, Supernatural, Tokyo
related to Appearance · 10
Yūrei → August, Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, In, Maruyama, Oyuki, The Ghost, The Zenshō-an, Today, Tokyo, Ukiyo-e
related to Famous hauntings · 10
Yūrei → Aokigahara, Himeji Castle, Japanese, Mount Fuji, Oiwa, Okiku, Otsuyu, San O-Yūrei, Some, These
related to Japanese afterlife · 10
Yūrei → According, August, Even, However, If, Japanese, Obon Festival, Once, The, When
related to Hauntings · 6
Yūrei → By, However, Japanese, Ox, Similarly, The
related to Buddhist ghosts · 4
Yūrei → Buddhism, GakiJikininki, There, They
related to Exorcism · 4
Yūrei → Earth, The, Traditionally, When

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japanese spirit ghosts isbn ghost spirits folklore okiku onryō reikon yōkai obake person death often press ikiryō kimono may haunting

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murder or suicideinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
if the proper rites have not been performedinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
or if they are influenced by powerful emotions such as a desire for revengeinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
loveinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
jealousyinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
hatred or sorrowinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
the reikon is believed to transform into a yūrei which can then bridge the gap back to the physical worldinstance ofif the person dies in a sudden or violent manner0.80text
blueinstance ofin eerie colors0.80text
greeninstance ofin eerie colors0.80text
or purpleinstance ofin eerie colors0.80text
Yūreirelated to AppearanceIn0.60section
Yūreirelated to AppearanceHyakumonogatari Kaidankai0.60section

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