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.


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


 * 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.


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


 * Hollowification/Shinigamification
 * These terms are used to decribe the process in which Hollows gain Shinigami powers and vice-versa.


 * 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.


 * 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.


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


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

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


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