酒呑童子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 3
てん
Hyōgaiji
どう
Grade: 3
し > じ
Grade: 1
goon jukujikun kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spellings
酒顛童子
酒天童子

Etymology

(alcohol) + (drinking) + 童子 (boy)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝtẽ̞ndo̞ːʑi]

Proper noun

(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
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