幽

JLPT N1

Meaning

dim, faint, dark, mysterious, secluded, profound, subtle, ghostly

Examples

• 幽霊が出ると噂される古い屋敷を訪れた。 — We visited an old mansion rumored to be haunted by ghosts.
• 幽玄の美とは、言葉では表現しがたい奥深い趣のことだ。 — The beauty of Yūgen is a profound aesthetic difficult to express in words.
• 彼は長い間、地下室に幽閉されていた。 — He had been confined in the basement for a long time.