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八岐大蛇

八岐大蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
また
Grade: S

Grade: 1
ろち
Grade: S
Irregular

Alternative forms

Proper noun

八岐大蛇 (hiragana やまたのおろち, katakana ヤマタノオロチ, romaji Yamata no Orochi, historical hiragana やまたのをろち)

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shintō) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3