obake

Noun

Meaning

obake (plural obake)

A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Anagrams

Boake

Examples

Each card in the deck features a hiragana syllable and a creature from Japanese mythology ; in fact, obake karuta means ghost cards or monster cards. Source: Internet

Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh! Source: Internet

Obake karuta is an early example of the common Japanese fascination with classifying monsters and creating new ones. Source: Internet

Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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