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yūrei are figures in japanese folkfore analogous to western notion of ghosts. the name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit". there are many different types of yūrei, and they differ in many ways depending on the circumstances on their death. in most cases, though, yūrei appear much like they did in their human life, retaining the features and the clothing they wore when they died or were buried thus yūrei are often seen wearing white burial kimonos or the uniforms of fallen warriors. occasionally they have bloody wounds indicative of the way they died and heir hair is usually long and disheveled, often obstructing their face with heir hands hang limply from their wrists. they are translucent and only very faintly visible, and in most cases they are so faint that they appear to have no feet. -wiki & yokai.com

Description
yūrei are figures in japanese folkfore analogous to western notion of ghosts. the name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit". there are many different types of yūrei, and they differ in many ways depending on the circumstances on their death. in most cases, though, yūrei appear much like they did in their human life, retaining the features and the clothing they wore when they died or were buried thus yūrei are often seen wearing white burial kimonos or the uniforms of fallen warriors. occasionally they have bloody wounds indicative of the way they died and heir hair is usually long and disheveled, often obstructing their face with heir hands hang limply from their wrists. they are translucent and only very faintly visible, and in most cases they are so faint that they appear to have no feet. -wiki & yokai.com