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：2026/01/05
もうりょう
Kanji
魍魎
Noun
Japanese Meaning
日本の妖怪・怪異の一種、またはそれら全般を指す語。特に人里離れた山野などに出没するとされる、正体の定かでないおそろしい化け物。 / 死体や墓所のまわりに集まるとされる魔物や精霊の類。 / 混沌としていて正体や実態のつかめないおそろしい存在・ものごとにたとえていう表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
やまやもりのくらいところにすむ、こわいようかいのなかま
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
妖魔 / 鬼怪 / 山川精怪
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
魍魎；罔両：妖魔鬼怪的總稱 / 古傳中山川草木間的精怪 / 泛指各種怪物與邪靈
Korean Meaning
요괴와 잡귀 / 귀신과 괴물 / 망량(온갖 잡귀·요괴)
Vietnamese Meaning
yêu ma quỷ quái / ma quỷ và quái vật / yêu quái
Tagalog Meaning
mga demonyo at halimaw / masasamang espiritu at halimaw / mga nakakatakot na nilalang
Sense（1）
魍魎, 罔両: demons and monsters
（ romanization ）
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もうりょう
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It is said that monsters appear in this forest.
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この森はもうりょうが出ると言われています。
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