Translation guide
The ability to move objects with the mind. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with the loanword サイコキネシス or the native term 念力. For casual or pop-culture contexts, abbreviations like サイコ or エスパー (esper) are common.
Referring to the paranormal ability to move objects with the mind.
The standard loanword from English, widely understood in scientific, paranormal, and pop-culture contexts.
彼はサイコキネシスでスプーンを曲げた。
He bent a spoon with psychokinesis.
A native Japanese term meaning 'willpower' or 'psychic power', often used in fiction and spiritual contexts.
念力で物を動かす。
Move objects with psychokinesis.
A more technical term combining '念' (mind) and '動力' (power), used in some sci-fi or game settings.
念動力を使って敵を吹き飛ばす。
Use psychokinesis to blow away the enemy.
Using shorter, slangy terms for psychic powers, common in anime, manga, and everyday conversation.
Abbreviation of サイコキネシス, often used as a prefix or standalone in casual speech. Can also mean 'psycho' or 'psychic'.
あのキャラはサイコ能力者だ。
That character is a psychic (with psychokinesis).
Loanword from 'esper', referring to a person with psychic abilities, often including psychokinesis. Used in pop culture.
Describing psychokinesis in the context of parapsychology or supernatural phenomena.
General term for 'psychic powers' or 'supernatural abilities', of which psychokinesis is one type. Often used broadly.
超能力の一種としてのサイコキネシス。
Psychokinesis as a type of psychic power.
サイコキネシス is the direct loanword and sounds more scientific or modern. 念力 is a traditional term often associated with spiritual or martial arts contexts. In anime and games, both are used, but 念力 may imply a more Eastern or mystical flavor.
科学者はサイコキネシスを研究している。
Scientists are researching psychokinesis.
修行僧が念力で岩を動かした。
The ascetic monk moved a rock with psychokinesis.
When referring to a person with psychokinesis, エスパー (esper) is common in casual and pop-culture contexts. For a more formal or descriptive phrase, use サイコキネシス能力者 (psychokinesis ability user).
彼はエスパーだ。
He is an esper.
彼女はサイコキネシスがあると主張している。
She claims to have psychokinesis.
サイコキネシスは映画でよく描かれる。
Psychokinesis is often depicted in movies.
エスパーが念力で車を持ち上げた。
The esper lifted a car with psychokinesis.