🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いちじゃま【生霊・生魑魅】 : ichijama | define meaning
ichijama
Pronunciation: [ʔit͡ɕid͡ʑama]
Definition
Noun
- Vengeful spirit of a living person
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いきすだま【生霊・生魑魅】 ikisudama "vengeful spirit of a living person".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あくま、いちぢやま」悪魔（アクマ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 生霊 生魑魅 |
| Kana | いちじゃま |
| Romanization | ichijama |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔit͡ɕid͡ʑama] |
意味：いきりょう・しょうりょう・せいれい【生霊】、いきすだま【生霊・生魑魅】、おんりょう【怨霊】
Categories:
生霊
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 10). いちじゃま【生霊・生魑魅】 : ichijama | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7826/ichijama/.