幽霊

ゆうれい

ghost, specter, phantom

What does 幽霊 mean?

幽霊 is a Japanese noun meaning ghost, specter, phantom in English. It is written as 幽霊 in kanji, ゆうれい in hiragana, and yuurei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その家には幽霊が出るといわれる。

The house is said to be haunted.