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：2026/01/09
夜叉
Hiragana
やしゃ
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
インド神話・仏教・ジャイナ教などに登場する自然霊・守護神・鬼神の一種。善神として富や豊穣を司る場合もあれば、悪神として人に害をなす場合もある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうなどのむかしばなしにでる、つよくてこわいかみやまもの。よいこともわるいこともする。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
印度教、佛教、耆那教神话中的自然精灵或次级神祇 / 鬼神、护法神，男女皆有，善恶不一
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
印度、佛教、耆那教神話中的自然精靈或鬼神 / 可善可惡、男女皆有的次級神祇
Korean Meaning
힌두교·불교·자이나교 신화에 등장하는 자연령 또는 소신 / 선하거나 악할 수 있는 남녀의 신령
Indonesian
yaksa; roh alam dalam mitologi Hindu, Buddha, dan Jain / dewa kecil/roh penjaga yang bisa baik atau jahat
Vietnamese Meaning
Dạ xoa; linh thể/thần linh tự nhiên trong Ấn Độ giáo, Phật giáo, Kỳ-na giáo. / Quỷ thần nhỏ; có thể thiện hoặc ác, nam hoặc nữ.
Tagalog Meaning
espiritu ng kalikasan sa mitolohiyang Hindu, Budista, at Jain / diyos-diyosan na maaaring mabuti o masama / mabangis na espiritu o demonyo
Sense（1）
yaksha, a broad class of nature spirits or minor deities who appear in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology. May be male or female, benevolent or malevolent.
Sense（2）
(Buddhism) in Buddhism, yakshas are held to be followers of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa, the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings”), and guardians of the north
Sense（3）
(figuratively) a demon
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yaksha, a broad class of nature spirits or minor deities who appear in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology. May be male or female, benevolent or malevolent.
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夜叉
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He has the strength of a yaksha.
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彼は夜叉のような強さを持っている。
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