How to say fairy in Japanese

ようせいyousei

noun / ~の noun:

  • fairy; sprite; elf

Example Sentences

oreha小学校shougakkounotoki見たmitanda人魚ningyoでもdemoそんなsonnaメルヘンチックなMERUHENCHIKKUnahanashiじゃなくてjanakute
I saw one, a mermaid, when I was a primary schooler. But it wasn't that sort of fairy-tale atmosphere of a story.
妖精youseiha王子oujiwonekoni変えたkaeta
The fairy changed the prince into a cat.
彼女kanojoha妖精youseinoyakuwo演じたenjita
She acted the part of a fairy.
彼女kanojohaおとぎ話otogibanashiwo読むyomuのにnoni夢中muchuuになっていたninatteita
She was absorbed in reading a fairy tale.
彼女のkanojono足取りashidoriha妖精youseiのようにnoyouni軽やかkaroyakaだったdatta
Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.

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