うわん

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɰᵝã̠ɴ]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia for the sound of the wail or shout purportedly made by the spirit.

Noun

うわん or ウワン • (uwan) 

  1. a woof, a bark (sound made by a dog)
  2. a disembodied voice that inhabits old, abandoned temples and homes: a kind of yōkai
Usage notes

The woof sense is more generally rendered as ワンワン (wanwan).

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji reading.

Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of うわん – see the following entry.
【右腕】
[noun] [from 1921] right arm
[noun] [from 1920s] right-handedness
(This term, うわん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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