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野衾

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Japanese

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 野衾 (folklore) on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ふすま > ぶすま
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
野臥間
野伏間

(no-, wild) +‎ (fusuma, quilt). The fusuma changes to busuma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぶすま) or 野衾(ノブスマ) (nobusuma

  1. (Japanese folklore) Monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), resembling a Japanese giant flying squirrel or large bat said to eat tree fruits, blood of living creatures and fire
  2. Another name for 鼯鼠 (musasabi): Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
  3. Another name for モモンガ (momonga): flying squirrel

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Hyōgai
irregular

The kanji are Jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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野衾(ももんが) or 野衾(モモンガ) (momonga

  1. Alternative spelling of モモンガ (flying squirrel)