1. akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms
2. AkanameThe akaname （垢嘗） is a demon or yōkai from Japanese folklore. Meaning filth licker in Japanese, akaname can also be translated to mean red licker since aka in an homonym for red and filth. For this reason the akaname is often described as being red in colour. The akaname is “personification of the fear of using a dark bathroom late at night. ” It is said to come out at night to literally lick up the grime and dirt that accumulates in unclean bathrooms. .
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