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{{Short description|Spiritlike creature from Japanese folklore}}
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[[File:Akinari Zeni-no-sei.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The [[house spirits]] [[Zashiki warashi]], are described as being the size of a five or six-year-old child and prone to playing harmless pranks and occasionally causing mischief.]]
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{{nihongo|'''Yōsei'''|妖精||lit. "bewitching spirit"|lead=yes}} is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word that is generally synonymous with the English term {{nihongo|''[[fairy]]''|フェアリー}}. Today, this word usually refers to spirits from [[Western world|Western]] legends, but occasionally it may also denote a creature from native Japanese [[folklore]]. For example, according to an old folk belief from [[Iwate Prefecture]], it was once feared that the ''yōsei'' could [[resurrect]] the dead. It is also mentioned that the people of [[Mount Penglai|Mt. Hōrai]] are small fairies that have no knowledge of great evil and so their hearts never grow old. The [[Ainu people|Ainu]] also tell of a race of small people known as the [[Korpokkur|Koro-pok-guru]] in their folklore. Another fairy-like being from Japan is the [[Kijimuna]], tree sprites told in the [[Ryukyuan religion]] of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]].

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==See also==
* {{annotated link|Yōkai}}
* {{annotated link|Yaoguai}}
* {{annotated link|Kobold}}


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[[File:Akinari Zeni-no-sei.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The house spirits [[Zashiki warashi]], are described as being the size of a 5 or 6 year old child and prone to playing harmless pranks and occasionally causing mischief.]]
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{{nihongo|'''Yōsei'''|妖精||bewitching spirit}} is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word that is generally synonymous with the English term {{nihongo|''[[fairy]]''|フェアリー}}. Today this word usually refers to spirits from [[Western world|Western]] legends, but occasionally it may also denote a creature from native Japanese [[folklore]]. For example, according to an old folk belief from [[Iwate Prefecture]], it was once feared that the ''yōsei'' could bring the dead back to life. It's also mentioned that the people of [[Mount Penglai|Mt. Hōrai]] are small fairies that have no knowledge of great evil, and so their hearts never grow old. The [[Ainu people|Ainu]] also tell of a race of small people known as the [[Koro-pok-guru]] in their folklore. Another fairy-like being from japan is the [[Kijimuna]], tree sprites told in the [[Ryukyuan religion]] of [[Okinawa]].
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*{{cite web |url=http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E5%A6%96%E7%B2%BE&enc=UTF-8&stype=0&dtype=0&dname=0ss |title=Definition: ''Yōsei'' |accessdate=2007-07-20 |work=[[Daijirin]] Dictionary }}
* {{cite web|url=http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E5%A6%96%E7%B2%BE&enc=UTF-8&stype=0&dtype=0&dname=0ss|title=Definition: ''Yōsei''|access-date=2007-07-20|website=[[Daijirin]] Dictionary}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/1232304.shtml |title=Yōsei |accessdate=2007-07-20 |work=[[Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database]]}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/1232304.shtml|title=Yōsei|access-date=2007-07-20|website=[[Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database]]}}


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{{Fairies}}
*[[Yōkai]]
*[[Yaoguai]]


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Latest revision as of 15:35, 8 April 2023

Not to be confused with Yaojing.
The house spirits Zashiki warashi, are described as being the size of a five or six-year-old child and prone to playing harmless pranks and occasionally causing mischief.

Yōsei (Japanese: 妖精, lit. "bewitching spirit") is a Japanese word that is generally synonymous with the English term fairy (フェアリー). Today, this word usually refers to spirits from Western legends, but occasionally it may also denote a creature from native Japanese folklore. For example, according to an old folk belief from Iwate Prefecture, it was once feared that the yōsei could resurrect the dead. It is also mentioned that the people of Mt. Hōrai are small fairies that have no knowledge of great evil and so their hearts never grow old. The Ainu also tell of a race of small people known as the Koro-pok-guru in their folklore. Another fairy-like being from Japan is the Kijimuna, tree sprites told in the Ryukyuan religion of Okinawa.

See also[edit]

  • Yōkai – Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
  • Yaoguai – Creature from Chinese mythology
  • Kobold – Sprite stemming from Germanic mythology

References[edit]

  • "Definition: Yōsei". Daijirin Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  • "Yōsei". Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database. Retrieved 2007-07-20.


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