イモリ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of イモリ – see the following entry.

【井守いもり】 [noun] 蠑螈: a salamandrid [noun] Short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, “Japanese fire belly newt”). [noun] (historical) a job title in the Edo period and earlier, referring to an assistant to the 井司 (ishi, literally “well boss”), both jobs in charge of aspects of the irrigation system Alternative spelling 蠑螈

(This term, イモリ (imori), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)