魑魅

魑魅

1. evil spirit; demon

   • 渾敦，窮奇，檮杌，饕餮，投諸四裔，以禦魑魅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     浑敦，穷奇，梼杌，饕餮，投诸四裔，以御魑魅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Húndūn, Qióngqí, Táowù, Tāotiè, tóu zhū sì yì, yǐ yù chīmèi. [Pinyin]

     Chaos, Oddity, Block-stump, and Glutton were all cast out to the four frontiers, to ward off ill sprites and evil spirits.

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝta̠ma̠]

魑魅(すたま) • (sutama) 

1. a spirit or demon
   • 931–938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1, page 44)

     魑魅 山海經云、魑、刃知反、和名須多万。[...]谷川氏曰、須多万、蓋棄魂之義、謂棄不祭之鬼也、鬼類也。

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) すだま [sùdámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝda̠ma̠]

魑魅(すだま) • (sudama) 

1. a spirit or demon
   • 931–938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1, page 44)

     魑魅 山海經云、魑、刃知反、和名須多万。[...]谷川氏曰、須多万、蓋棄魂之義、謂棄不祭之鬼也、鬼類也。

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ち​み [chíꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimʲi]

魑(ち)魅(み) • (chimi) 

1. a demon formed from the spirit of mountains and forests

• 魑魅魍魎(ちみもうりょう) (chimimōryō)

• 魔魅(まみ) (mami)

• 魑魅 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.