Glossary

This is a list of important terms found in Bleach.


 * Arrancar
 * Arrancar are Hollows that have gained Shinigami-like powers by removing their masks.


 * Cero
 * The destructive beam that Menos Grande releases from their mouths.


 * Chain of Fate
 * The chain of fate is a chain that connects the Human body to its soul; removal of it will cause the soul to turn into a hollow.


 * The Code of Yuzu
 * Yuzu takes care of all of the Kurosaki family's household chores and decided on these rules. They contain harsh laws as, "You must brush your teeth within ten minutes after a meal, or you won't get your next meal."


 * Daireishokairo
 * The Great Archive. Contains all the knowledge and history of the Soul Society.


 * Dangai: The Precipice World. The area between the world of the living and the Soul Society. It is filled with Koryu, restrictive energy currents that paralyze konpaku in order to keep out Hollows and other foreign invaders.


 * Eishōhaki
 * A technique that releases Kidō without a spirit chant. While this decreases the time needed to release the Kidō, it also drastically weakens the spell.


 * Encroachment
 * Encroachment is when a plus begins the process of transforming into a hollow, once the Chain of Fate is separated from a spirit.


 * Garganta
 * A Garganta is a gate used by Menos and Arrancar class Hollows to travel between the Human World, the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.


 * Gigai
 * The temporary bodies that Shinigami use in the world of the living. They were created by the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.


 * Gotei 13
 * The Gotei 13 are the 13 Divisions that protect Soul Society.


 * Hanki Sōsai
 * Anti-Kidō offset. A fighting technique that combats an opponents Kidō by hitting it with a Kidō of the same quality and quantity spinning in the opposite direction.


 * Hollowfication
 * These terms are used to describe the process in which Shinigami gain Hollow powers.


 * Hōgyoku (Orb of Distortion)
 * The Hōgyoku is an orb created by Kisuke Urahara in order to break the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollows.


 * Kidō (Demon Arts)
 * A group of techniques that Shinigami use to focus their Spiritual Energy into magic spells which serve a wide variety of uses such as healing, defense, or combat.


 * Kishi
 * The material that makes up the things in the world of the living.


 * Kumon
 * Sky Ridges. The distortion in space that appears when a Menos Grande appears in the world of the living.


 * Reiatsu (Spiritual Pressure)
 * Reiatsu is the physical force/pressure that a person’s Reiryoku creates when released.


 * Reiraku (Spirit Threads)
 * Reiraku are the visualization of Reiryoku into threads which a spiritually aware person can follow.


 * Reiryoku (Spiritual Energy)
 * Reiryoku is a power aligned with the spiritual sensitivity and willpower of the user.


 * Reishi (Spirit Particles)
 * Reishi are the particles which compose everything in the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.


 * Ryoka
 * A Ryoka is a term given by Soul Society to invaders.


 * Sekki-Seki
 * Lethal presence rock. A rare mineral in Soul Society that blocks all spiritual energy. It also emits waves that breaks down spiritual energy.


 * Senkaimon
 * Senkaimon are gates used to travel between the human world and the Soul Society.


 * Shakonmaku
 * Soul Shield Membrane. The some-shaped reishi barrier that surrounds the Seireitei.


 * Shinigami (Death God)
 * Shinigami are the balancers of Souls between the Human world and the Soul Society.


 * Shinten
 * A kind of tranquilizer carried by the 4th Division. One drop on the skin will knock out a person of low spiritual energy.


 * Somafixer
 * Internal soul fixing medicine. A drug that strengthens the bond between a gigai and a soul.


 * Soul Society
 * Soul Society is the afterlife, where dead spirits are sent, and where the Shinigami reside.


 * Spearhead
 * A Soul Society project to inject fighting spirits into dead animals, and to use the reanimated corpses as advance guards against Hollows.


 * Special War Time Order
 * The special order given throughout the Seireitei when the Ryoka invaded. It allowed the top officers of the Gotei 13, including Lieutenants, to carry their Zanpakuto at all times, and to release them during battle.


 * Spirit Movement
 * The movement or wavering of spirit energy.


 * Zanpakutō
 * A Zanpakutō is the main weapon of the Shinigami, the Arrancar and the Vizard.