Characters/Abilities

This is a list of abilities given to each character from the Windows era of the Touhou Project.

The meaning of "程度の能力"

In official works, abilities are described with a phrase which translates roughly as "capable of" (程度の能力, Teido no nouryoku). Seen in almost every character profile, this phrase has become a trademark of ZUN and the Touhou series in general; the number of abilities which leave it out (such as Eirin's "natural genius") are rare. As such, it is commonly used in fanworks to describe new abilities as well.

"程度の能力" appears to show the degree, extent, or order of magnitude of the strength of the abilities a character possesses in general, but not much more is known about the meaning of the phrase. Although ZUN could have simply chosen to phrase their abilities as "ability to ~," (～する能力), his choice of the unclearer "capable of ~" might be a way to add ambiguity in its meaning, as he has once said in an interview that he dislikes having everything too definite. Some of this ambiguity can be seen in characters such as Kogasa Tatara (who finds it hard to surprise humans despite that being her explicit ability) and Reisen Udongein Inaba (whose ability is far broader in scope than its name suggests).

Note, however, that ability descriptions are taken from the attached text files and sources such as Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red and Perfect Memento in Strict Sense; the characters themselves almost never announce them in this manner. In Symposium of Post-mysticism, it is mentioned in Kanako Yasaka and Mononobe no Futo's profiles that abilities are self-proclaimed.

Abbreviation List

• EoSD - Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
• PCB - Perfect Cherry Blossom
• IaMP - Immaterial and Missing Power
• IN - Imperishable Night
• PoFV - Phantasmagoria of Flower View
• MoF - Mountain of Faith
• SWR - Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
• SA - Subterranean Animism
• UFO - Undefined Fantastic Object
• DS - Double Spoiler
• TD - Ten Desires
• CoLA - Curiosities of Lotus Asia
• BAiJR - Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
• PMiSS - Perfect Memento in Strict Sense
• SaBND - Strange and Bright Nature Deity
• Akyu 1st - Akyu's Untouched Score vol.1
• Unofficial - Using text created by the fanbase due to official text been non-existent, but the known ability is official. These concern well-known secondary sources, primarily the Japanese Touhou Wiki, the Toho Moto Neta wiki, the Nicovideo Encyclopedia, and the Pixiv Encyclopedia.

Main Characters

Character	Japanese	Translated
Reimu Hakurei	空を飛ぶ程度の能力、霊気を操る程度の能力 主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力 空を飛ぶ程度の能力 博麗の巫女としての能力	Capable of flying in the air, Capable of manipulating auras (EoSD) Capable of mainly flying in the air (PCB, IN, PoFV, MoF, SA, UFO, TD) Capable of flying in the air (IaMP, PMiSS) Ability as the miko of Hakurei (PMiSS)
Marisa Kirisame	魔法を操る程度の能力 主に魔法を使う程度の能力 魔法を使う程度の能力	Capable of manipulating magic (EoSD) Capable of mainly using magic (PCB) Capable of using magic (IN, IaMP, PoFV, PMiSS, MoF, SA, UFO, TD)

Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

Character	Japanese	Translated
Rumia	闇を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating darkness (EoSD, BAiJR, PMiSS)
Cirno	冷気を操る程度の能力 主に冷気を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating cold (EoSD, BAiJR, PoFV, PMiSS) Capable of mainly manipulating cold (PCB)
Hong Meiling	気を使う程度の能力 気を扱う程度の能力	Capable of using Qi (EoSD, PMiSS) Capable of handling Qi (BAiJR)
Patchouli Knowledge	火＋水＋木＋金＋土＋日＋月を操る程度の能力 魔法（主に精霊魔法）を扱う程度の能力 魔法（主に属性）を使う程度の能力 魔法を使う程度の能力	Capable of manipulating fire, water, wood, metal, earth, sun, and moon (EoSD) Capable of using magic (mainly elemental magic) (IaMP) Capable of using magic (mainly attribute) (PMiSS) Capable of using magic (SA)
Sakuya Izayoi	時間を操る程度の能力 主に時間を操る程度の能力 時を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating time (EoSD, IN, IaMP, PoFV, PMiSS) Capable of mainly manipulating time (PCB) Note: Though her ability of IaMP in Japanese is a little different from those of EoSD and the rest in 時 and 時間 ("toki" & "jikan"), they both mean the same thing ("time").
Remilia Scarlet	運命を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating fate (EoSD, IN, IaMP, PMiSS)
Flandre Scarlet	ありとあらゆるものを破壊する程度の能力	Capable of destroying absolutely anything (EoSD, PMiSS)

Perfect Cherry Blossom

Character	Japanese	Translated
Letty Whiterock	主に寒気を操る程度の能力 寒気を操る程度の能力	Capable of mainly manipulating chilliness (PCB) Capable of manipulating chilliness (PMiSS)
Chen	主に妖術を扱う程度の能力 人を驚かす程度の能力	Capable of mainly handling sorcery (PCB with shikigami, PMiSS) Capable of surprising people (PCB without shikigami)
Alice Margatroid	主に魔法を扱う程度の能力 魔法を扱う程度の能力 人形を操る程度の能力	Capable of mainly handling magic (PCB) Capable of handling magic (IN, IaMP) Capable of handling dolls (PMiSS, SA)
Lily White	主に、春が来たことを伝える程度の能力 春が来た事を伝える程度の能力	Capable of mainly announcing that spring has come (PCB) Capable of announcing that spring has come (PMiSS) Note: Though her ability of PCB in Japanese is a little different from that of PMiSS in こと and 事 (both "koto"), they both mean the same thing ("that" as conjugation).
Prismriver Sisters	主に手足を使わずに楽器を演奏する程度の能力 手を使わずに楽器を演奏する程度の能力	Capable of mainly performing on musical instruments without hands or feet (PCB) Capable of playing instruments without using her hands (PMiSS)
Lunasa Prismriver Merlin Prismriver Lyrica Prismriver	鬱の音を演奏する程度の能力 躁の音を演奏する程度の能力 幻想の音を演奏する程度の能力	Capable of performing melancholic notes (PoFV) Capable of performing maniac notes (PoFV) Capable of performing illusionary notes (PoFV)
Youmu Konpaku	主に剣術を扱う程度の能力 剣術を扱う程度の能力 剣術を使う程度の能力	Capable of mainly handling sword techniques (PCB) Capable of handling sword techniques (PoFV, PMiSS, TD) Capable of using sword techniques (IN, IaMP)
Yuyuko Saigyouji	主に死を操る程度の能力 死に誘う程度の能力 死霊を操る程度の能力 死を操る程度の能力	Capable of mainly manipulating death (PCB) Capable of inviting to death (PCB setting) Capable of manipulating departed souls (PCB setting, a little before death) Capable of manipulating death (IN, IaMP, PMiSS, TD)
Ran Yakumo	主に式神を使う程度の能力 式神を使う程度の能力	Capable of mainly using shikigami (PCB) Capable of using shikigami (PMiSS)
Yukari Yakumo	主に、あらゆる境界を操る程度の能力 境界を操る程度の能力	Capable of mainly manipulating any boundary (PCB) Capable of manipulating boundaries (IN, IaMP, PMiSS, SWR, SA)

Immaterial and Missing Power

Character	Japanese	Translated
Suika Ibuki	密と疎を操る程度の能力 密度を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating density and sparseness (IaMP, SWR) Capable of manipulating density (PMiSS, SA)

Imperishable Night

Character	Japanese	Translated
Wriggle Nightbug	蟲を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating insects (IN, PMiSS)
Mystia Lorelei	歌で人を狂わす程度の能力 歌で人を惑わす程度の能力	Capable of driving people insane by singing (IN, PoFV) Capable of bewildering people by singing (PMiSS)
Keine Kamishirasawa	歴史を食べる（隠す）程度の能力と、歴史を創る程度の能力 歴史を食べる程度の能力（人間時） 歴史を創る程度の能力（動物化時）	Capable of eating (concealing) history, and Capable of creating history (IN) Capable of eating history (as human) (PMiSS) Capable of creating history (as hakutaku) (PMiSS)
Tewi Inaba	人間を幸運にする程度の能力	Capable of conferring good luck to humans (IN, PoFV, PMiSS)
Reisen Udongein Inaba	狂気を操る程度 [sic] 狂気を操る程度の能力	The extent of manipulating insanity [sic] (IN) Capable of manipulating insanity (PoFV, PMiSS, SWR)
Eirin Yagokoro	あらゆる薬を作る程度の能力。天才。 あらゆる薬を作る程度の能力	Capable of making any drug; natural genius. (IN) Capable of making any drug (PMiSS)
Kaguya Houraisan	永遠と須臾を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating the eternity and the instantaneous (IN, PMiSS, CiLR 2nd)
Fujiwara no Mokou	老いる事も死ぬ事も無い程度の能力 (IN) 死なない程度の能力 (IotMaIotE 18th, PMiSS)	Capable of neither aging nor dying (IN) Capable of not dying (IotMaIotE 18th, PMiSS)

Phantasmagoria of Flower View

Character	Japanese	Translated
Aya Shameimaru	風を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating wind (PoFV, PMiSS, MoF, SWR, SA)
Medicine Melancholy	毒を操る程度の能力 毒を使う程度の能力	Capable of manipulating poison (PoFV) Capable of using poison (PMiSS)
Yuuka Kazami	花を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating flowers (PoFV, PMiSS)
Komachi Onozuka	距離を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating distance (PoFV, PMiSS, SWR)
Shikieiki Yamaxanadu	白黒はっきりつける程度の能力 白黒はっきり付ける程度の能力	Capable of establishing as clear good and evil (black and white) (PoFV, PMiSS) Note: Though her ability of PoFV in Japanese is a little different from that of PMiSS in つける and 付ける (both "tsukeru"), they both mean the same thing ("establish").

Mountain of Faith

Character	Japanese	Translated
Shizuha Aki	紅葉を司る程度の能力	Capable of governing autumn leaves (MoF, SoPm)
Minoriko Aki	豊穣を司る程度の能力	Capable of governing plentiful harvest (MoF, SoPm)
Hina Kagiyama	厄をため込む程度の能力	Capable of stockpiling misfortune (MoF, SoPm)
Nitori Kawashiro	水を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating water (MoF, SA, SoPm)
Momiji Inubashiri	千里先まで見通す程度の能力	Capable of seeing one thousand ri ahead (MoF)
Sanae Kochiya	奇跡を起こす程度の能力	Capable of causing miracles (MoF, UFO, TD, SoPm)
Kanako Yasaka	乾を創造する程度の能力	Capable of creating Qian (MoF, SoPm)
Suwako Moriya	坤を創造する程度の能力	Capable of creating Kun (MoF, SoPm)

Scarlet Weather Rhapsody

Character	Japanese	Translated
Iku Nagae	空気を読む程度の能力	Capable of reading the atmosphere (SWR)
Tenshi Hinanawi	大地を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating the earth (SWR)
Sword of Hisou	気質を見極める程度の能力	Capable of identifying one's spirit (SWR)

Subterranean Animism

Character	Japanese	Translated
Kisume	鬼火を落とす程度の能力	Capable of dropping will-o'-the-wisps (SA)
Yamame Kurodani	病気（主に感染症）を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating illness (mainly infectious disease) (SA, SoPm)
Parsee Mizuhashi	嫉妬心を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating jealousy (SA, SoPm)
Yuugi Hoshiguma	怪力乱神を持つ程度の能力	Capable of having anomalies, strength, disorder, and spirits (SA, SoPm)
Satori Komeiji	心を読む程度の能力	Capable of reading minds (SA, SoPm)
Rin Kaenbyou	死体を持ち去る程度の能力	Capable of carrying away corpses (SA, SoPm)
Utsuho Reiuji	核融合を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating nuclear fusion (SA, SoPm)
Koishi Komeiji	無意識を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating the unconscious (SA, SoPm)

Undefined Fantastic Object

Character	Japanese	Translated
Nazrin	探し物を探し当てる程度の能力	Capable of finding sought-for items (UFO, SoPm)
Kogasa Tatara	人間を驚かす程度の能力	Capable of surprising humans (UFO, TD, SoPm)
Ichirin Kumoi	入道を使う程度の能力	Capable of using nyuudou (UFO, SoPm)
Unzan	形や大きさを自在に変える事が出来る程度の能力	Capable of changing shape and size at will (UFO, SoPm)
Minamitsu Murasa	水難事故を引き起こす程度の能力	Capable of causing shipwrecks (UFO, SoPm)
Shou Toramaru	財宝が集まる程度の能力	Capable of gathering treasure (UFO, SoPm)
Byakuren Hijiri	魔法を使う程度の能力（身体能力を上げる魔法を得意とする）	Capable of using magic (specializing in magic that increases her physical abilities) (UFO, SoPm)
Nue Houjuu	正体を判らなくする程度の能力	Ability to make objects unidentifiable (UFO, TD, SoPm)

Double Spoiler

Character	Japanese	Translated
Hatate Himekaidou	念写をする程度の能力	Capable of using spirit photography (DS)

Ten Desires

Character	Japanese	Translated
Kyouko Kasodani	音を反射する程度の能力	Capable of reflecting sound (TD, SoPm)
Yoshika Miyako	何でも喰う程度の能力	Capable of eating anything (TD, SoPm)
Seiga Kaku	壁をすり抜けられる程度の能力	Capable of passing through walls (TD, SoPm)
Soga no Tojiko	雷を起こす程度の能力	Capable of causing lightning (TD, SoPm)
Mononobe no Futo	風水を操る程度の能力	Capable of manipulating feng shui (TD, SoPm)
Toyosatomimi no Miko	十人の話を同時に聞く事が出来る程度の能力	Capable of listening to ten people's conversations at the same time (TD, SoPm)
Mamizou Futatsuiwa	化けさせる程度の能力	Capable of disguising things and herself (TD, SoPm)

Curiosities of Lotus Asia

Character	Japanese	Translated
Rinnosuke Morichika	未知のアイテムの名称と用途がわかる程度の能力 道具の名前と用途が判る程度の能力	Capable of knowing the name and utility of any unknown item (CoLA 7th) Capable of knowing the names and utility of tools

Perfect Memento in Strict sense

Character	Japanese	Translated
Hieda no Akyuu	一度見た物を忘れない程度の能力 求聞持の能力	Capable of not forgetting things seen once (Akyu 1st) Ability of Gumonji (PMiSS monologue)

Touhou Sangetsusei

Character	Japanese	Translated
Sunny Milk	光の屈折の能力 光を屈折させる程度の能力	Ability of Refraction of Light (SaBND 3rd) Capable of refracting light (PMiSS)
Luna Child	消音の能力 音を消す程度の能力	Ability of Silencing (SaBND 3rd) Capable of muting sound (PMiSS)
Star Sapphire	レーダーの能力 動く物の気配を探る程度の能力	Ability of Radar (SaBND 3rd) Capable of detecting moving things (PMiSS)

Touhou Bougetsushou

Character	Japanese	Translated
Watatsuki no Toyohime	海と山を同一視できる能力 海と山をつなぐ能力	Ability to see the sea and the mountain as the same (CiLR 6th) Ability to connect sea and mountain (SoPm interview)
Watatsuki no Yorihime	神霊の依代となる程度の能力 (Unofficial)[Ref. Needed]	Capable of summoning divine spirits (Unofficial)

Music CDs

Character	Japanese	Translated
Maribel Hearn	境界を見る程度の能力 (Unofficial)[Ref. Needed]	Capable of seeing boundaries. (Unofficial)
Renko Usami	星を見ただけで今の時間が分かり、月を見ただけで今居る場所が分かる程度の能力 (Unofficial)[Ref. Needed]	Capable of knowing the current time only by looking at the stars and knowing the current place by only looking at the moon. (Unofficial)