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妖精

Reading

Kana: ようせい
Romaji: yousei
Kana
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Definition

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fairy; sprite; elf

Kanji

Readings: ヨウ、 あや.しい、 なま.めく、 わざわ.い
Meanings: attractive, bewitching, calamity
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Example Sentences

妖精(ようせい)(しん)じるか。
➥Do you believe in fairies?
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彼女(かのじょ)妖精(ようせい)(やく)(えん)じた。
➥She acted the part of a fairy.
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彼女(かのじょ)(うわさ)をふりまく妖精(ようせい)だ。
➥She is a confirmed gossip.
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(わたし)妖精(ようせい)(やく)(えん)じた。
➥I acted the part of a fairy.
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妖精(ようせい)王子(おうじ)(ねこ)()えた。
➥The fairy changed the prince into a cat.
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彼女(かのじょ)足取(あしど)りは妖精(ようせい)のように(かろ)やかだった。
➥Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.
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