口裂け女
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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口 | 裂 | 女 |
くち Grade: 1 |
さ Grade: S |
おんな Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 口 (kuchi, “mouth”) + 裂け (sake, 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 裂ける (sakeru, “to tear, to split, to rip open”)) + 女 (onna, “woman”), literally “slit-mouthed woman”.
Noun
口裂け女 • (kuchisake onna)
- (folklore) a yokai resembling a woman with a mouth that is slit from ear to ear
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