Demons and monsters

Japanese: 魑魅魍魎 - ちみもうりょう

Various monsters. Various kinds of monsters.

[Example of use] Western wax Wax Candle Immediately The light of Haze already Hazy Wax The dark shadows of the various objects and ornaments lit up the room, Postscript Bang Huh child The figure of a young man is projected long and large on the four walls. [Junichiro Tanizaki *Youth｜1911]

[Example] Finally, the gate with a tiled roof Rank like this child death door degree When he arrives at the house, he finds that the house he has been away from for three days is infested with demons and wonders if the woman is hiding somewhere in the garden. [Toshio Shimao * The Thorn of Death | 1960]

[Example of use] Some of these hand hand strength Gowa Inoha Wisdom ray mountain Zan The monks of VI 6 wave teeth Luo and others If you send troops against them, they will fall within ten days. Camphor Camphor tree Positive Masa Success Shige Or red pine Rules seaweed village Village These are the demons and monsters that live in the mountains around there. Category Type Why should there be any fear? Righteousness Okay. Chastity Sada ｜1978］

[Explanation] In short, it means a ghost. spring Shun autumn gun left difference Mr. death Transmission Den " explains that "chi" is the god of the mountains, "mi" is a monster, and "mouryou" is the god of water. Other books give different explanations, so you don't need to think too strictly about it.
It is a representative compound word that has many strokes and is difficult to write. It can also be written as "chimi-mouryou," which seems to be the original. However, as a compound word, "chimi-mouryou," which has the same character shape for all four characters, is more commonly used.
It is common to add a matching radical to each kanji in a compound word. For example, "手限" can also be written as "叮嚀" to emphasize that it should be said politely. Coffee Kor Hi He " " Coffee mosquito The same radicals are sometimes added to ateji, such as "喱リー". "Chimimoryo" is another example of a compound word that deliberately uses the same kanji.
In modern Japanese, "chimi-moryo" does not simply mean ghosts, but often refers to mysterious people who are like monsters. It is used in expressions such as "The world of politics is rife with demons."

Source: Dictionary of Four-character Idioms About Dictionary of Four-character Idioms Information

Japanese:

いろいろな妖怪変化。種々のばけもの。

[使用例] 西洋蝋ろう燭そくの光りは、朦もう朧ろうと室内を照らして、さまざまの器物や置き物の黒い影が、魑魅魍魎の跋ばっ扈こするような姿を、四方の壁へ長く大きく映している［谷崎潤一郎＊少年｜1911］

[使用例] やっと瓦屋根のついた門の格こう子し戸どにたどりついてみると、三日も不在にした家のなかには魑魅魍魎がはびこり、庭のどこかに女がひそんでいるのではないかと思ってしまう［島尾敏雄＊死の棘｜1960］

[使用例] このうちやや手て強ごわいのは叡えい山ざんの坊主どもだが、六ろく波は羅らの兵を向ければ、まず十日で落ちる。楠くすのき正まさ成しげや赤松則のり村むらなどはそのあたりの山に住む魑魅魍魎の類たぐい、なんで恐れることがあろうぞ［新田次郎＊新田義よし貞さだ｜1978］

[解説] 要するに、ばけもののこと。中国・戦国時代の「春しゅん秋じゅう左さ氏し伝でん」では「魑」は山の神、「魅」は怪物、「魍魎」は水の神と説明します。他の書物ではまた説明が違うので、あまり厳密に考えなくてもかまわないでしょう。
　画数が多く、書くのが難しい熟語の代表です。「魑魅罔両」とも書き、こちらのほうが本来のようです。でも、熟語としては、四字とも字形をそろえた「魑魅魍魎」が多く使われます。
　熟語のそれぞれの漢字に、おそろいの部首を加えることはよくあります。たとえば、「丁寧」は、口で丁寧に言うことを強調して「叮嚀」とも書きます。「珈コー琲ヒー」「咖カ喱リー」など、当て字に同じ偏を加えることもあります。「魑魅魍魎」も、漢字の形をわざわざそろえた熟語の例です。
　現代日本語で「魑魅魍魎」と言えば、単なるばけものではなく、多くは、ばけもののように得体の知れない人間たちを指します。「魑魅魍魎がはびこる政治の世界」のように使います。

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