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    3. 妖精

    妖精

    妖よう精せい

    fairy

    KMT9News #22+1Noun, ParticleCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ようせい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    fairy, sprite, elf

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    子こ供どもたちは妖よう精せいの物も語のが好たりがすきです。

    Children like fairy tales.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    森もりの奥おくには妖よう精せいが住すんでいると信しんじられています。

    It is believed that fairies live deep in the forest.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsNature & Environment
    アイルランドの民みん間かん伝でん承しょうには、多おおくの妖よう精せいが登とう場じょうします。

    Many fairies appear in Irish folklore.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    妖よう精せいの姿すがたは、文ぶん化かによって様さま々ざまに描えがかれています。

    The appearance of fairies is depicted in various ways depending on the culture.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    彼かの女じょはまるで絵え本ほんから飛とび出だしてきたような、可か憐れんな妖よう精せいのようだった。

    She was like a lovely fairy who had jumped out of a picture book.

    KMT10LiteratureEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    妖
    あや.しい・なま.めく・わざわ.い…(1)
    attractive・bewitching・calamity
    精
    しら.げる・くわ.しい…(3)
    refined・ghost・fairy・energy・vitality…(4)
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