妖精

ようせい

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective fairy; sprite; elf

Kanji

• 妖 bewitching. Read as ヨウ.
• 精 spirit. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 私は妖精の役を演じた。
  I acted the part of a fairy.
• 彼女の足取りは妖精のように軽やかだった。
  Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.
• 彼女は噂をふりまく妖精だ。
  She is a confirmed gossip.
• 彼女は妖精の役を演じた。
  She acted the part of a fairy.
• 妖精は王子を猫に変えた。
  The fairy changed the prince into a cat.

Common phrases

• 妖精になる

Words containing 妖精

• 妖精さん (ようせいさん) older employee who does not have much actual work
• 歯の妖精 (はのようせい) tooth fairy
• 樹妖精 (じゅようせい) wood fairy (esp. in Japanese popular culture)

And 2 more.

Word lists

• Written

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists