Words — 199 found
かまいたち
鎌鼬
1. cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind
2. mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
カマイタチ
1. Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion)
2. GodChristianity
さんこうごてい
三皇五帝
1. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)Legend
2. Three Sovereigns and Five EmperorsThe Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were a group of se... Read more
1. mythical founder of Korea
あしゅら
阿修羅
1. Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythologyBuddhism
阿修羅 【あすら】
1. fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
ばく
獏
1. tapir (Tapirus spp.)Usually written using kana alone
2. mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
貘 【ばく】、バク
貘: Rarely-used kanji form.
しゃち
鯱
1. orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampusUsually written using kana alone
2. shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-beingAbbreviation, See also 鯱 しゃちほこ
3. roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)Abbreviation, See also 鯱 しゃちほこ
シャチ
しゅてんどうじ
酒呑童子
1. Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
2. Shuten-dōji
酒顛童子 【しゅてんどうじ】、酒天童子 【しゅてんどうじ】、朱点童子 【しゅてんどうじ】
いがいだま
貽貝騙し
1. black-striped mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)Usually written using kana alone
イガイダマシ
1. Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythologyChinese mythology
4. Formosa; Taiwan
1. taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)Historical term
2. covetousness; greed; avariceArchaic
いなばのしろうさぎ
因幡の白兎
1. Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
2. Hare of InabaThe Hare of Inaba can refer to two distinct Japanese myths.
因幡の素兎 【いなばのしろうさぎ】