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A4 Noun

鬼火(おにび)will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus

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    鬼火 【おにび】

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    • 墓地(ぼち)鬼火(おにび)()ました。

      I saw a will-o'-the-wisp in the cemetery.

    • (あめ)()(よる)鬼火(おにび)()られます。

      You can see will-o'-the-wisps on rainy nights.

    • 墓地(ぼち)湿地(しっち)空中(くうちゅう)(ただよ)(あお)()鬼火(おにび)である。

      The blue flames floating in the air over cemeteries and wetlands are will-o'-the-wisps.

    • 水素(すいそ)燃焼(ねんしょう)によって鬼火(おにび)(あらわ)れるとする(せつ)もあります。

      There is a theory that will-o'-the-wisps appear due to the combustion of hydrogen.

    • 墓地(ぼち)などでよく()られることから、鬼火(おにび)幽霊(ゆうれい)()とも()ばれます。

      Because they are often seen in cemeteries, they are also called will-o'-the-wisps or ghost fire.

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