Jump to content

酒呑童子

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 3
てん
Hyōgai
どう
Grade: 3
し > じ
Grade: 1
goon jukujikun kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spellings
酒顛童子
酒天童子
 酒呑童子 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

(alcohol) +‎ (drinking) +‎ 童子 (boy)

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨtẽ̞ndo̞ːʑi]

Proper noun

[edit]

(しゅ)(てん)(どう)() (Shuten Dōji

  1. (mythology, Japanese mythology) an (oni, ogre; demon) who dwelled in 大江 (Ōeyama, Mount Ōe) and kidnapped women and children and stole money in the city