▁bur ial . ▁ ▁H ands ▁and ▁feet : ▁The ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁y ū rei ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁d angle ▁lif eless ly ▁from ▁the ▁w rist s , ▁which ▁are ▁held ▁out st retch ed ▁with ▁the ▁el b ows ▁near ▁the ▁body . ▁They ▁typically ▁lack ▁legs ▁and ▁feet , ▁floating ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁These ▁features ▁origin ated ▁in ▁E do ▁period ▁u ki yo - e ▁prints , ▁and ▁were ▁quickly ▁copied ▁over ▁to ▁k ab uki . ▁In ▁k ab uki , ▁this ▁lack ▁of ▁legs ▁and ▁feet ▁is ▁often ▁represented ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁k im ono ▁or ▁even ▁ho isting ▁the ▁actor ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ro pes ▁and ▁pul le ys . ▁ ▁Hit od ama : ▁Y ū rei ▁are ▁frequently ▁dep icted ▁as ▁being ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁floating ▁fl ames ▁or ▁will ▁o ' ▁the ▁wis ps ▁( hit od ama ▁in ▁Japanese ) ▁in ▁eer ie ▁colors ▁such ▁as ▁blue , ▁green , ▁or ▁pur ple . ▁These ▁g host ly ▁fl ames ▁are ▁separate ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁g host ▁rather ▁than ▁independent ▁spirits . ▁ ▁Class ifications ▁ ▁Y ū rei ▁While ▁all ▁Japanese ▁g hosts ▁are ▁called ▁y ū rei , ▁within ▁that ▁category ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁specific ▁types ▁of ▁ph antom , ▁class ified ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁manner ▁they ▁died ▁or ▁their ▁reason ▁for ▁returning ▁to ▁Earth : ▁▁ ▁On ry ō : ▁Ven ge ful ▁g hosts ▁who ▁come ▁back ▁from