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座敷童子
座敷童子
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 座 | 敷 | 童 | 子 |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: S | Grade: 3 | Grade: 1 |
Alternative forms
Noun
座敷童子 (hiragana ざしきわらし, romaji zashiki warashi)
- A kind of yōkai: a red-faced ghost or apparition of a child haunting an old house. Not malevolent, it brings good fortune to the house so haunted. Appears in folk tales told in northeast Japan, particularly Iwate Prefecture.
See also
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座敷童子 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Zashiki-warashi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia