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Bookmark or Share- Kotodama - WikipediaKotodama or kototama ( 言霊, sometimes written as 言魂, lit. 'word spirit/soul') refers to the Japanese belief that mystical powers dwell in words and names. English translations include "soul of language", "spirit of language", "power of language", "power word", "magic word", and "sacred sound".
- In Japan, supernatural beliefs connect the spiritual realm with the ...In Japan — informed by Shinto beliefs around notions of animism — a soul (“ reikon ”) lives within all existence and phenomena. Everyday things — from objects to plants to mountains — can be...
- Yamato-damashii - WikipediaIn current Japanese usage, Wa 倭 is an archaic variant Chinese character for Wa 和, Yamato is a literary and historical term, and Nihon is the usual name for "Japan; Japanese". Tamashii or tama (魂 "soul; spirit; ghost" or 霊 "spirit; soul") is Japanese kun'yomi, while kon or gon is Chinese on'yomi (from hún 魂 ).
- Yūrei - WikipediaYūrei are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts. The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit".
- Fear and Reverence: Japanese Views of Souls, Spirits, and GhostsFear and Reverence: Japanese Views of Souls, Spirits, and Ghosts. CultureSocietyHistoryLifestyleAug 30, 2022. Religious historian Koyama Satoko traces the changing views through Japanese...
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