妖精

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 妖精 is read as ようせい and is a noun for a fairy, a supernatural being in stories or imagined worlds.
• Basic usage: A being in a forest appears in 森に住む妖精, while a winged costume appears in 妖精の羽が付いた衣装.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Story and costume imagery
  • It commonly refers to an imagined being or to decorations and costumes modeled on a fairy rather than to a real person.
• Difference from 精霊
  • 精霊 readily denotes a spirit associated with nature or another entity, while 妖精 commonly means a fairy portrayed in a person-like form.