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座敷童

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
座 敷 童
ざ
Grade: 6 		しき
Grade: S 		わらし
Grade: 3
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
座敷童子

Etymology

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Compound of 座敷 (zashiki, “house; Japanese-style parlor”) +‎ 童 (warashi, “child”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ざしきわらし [zàshíkí wáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɕikʲi β̞a̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

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座(ざ)敷(しき)童(わらし) • (zashiki warashi) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, Tōhoku) a kind of yōkai: a red-faced ghost or apparition of a child haunting an old house, generally not malevolent, and thought to bring good fortune to the house

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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