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{{short description|Legendary creatures and entities in traditional Japanese mythology}}
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The following is a list of [[Akuma (folklore)|Akuma]] ([[demons]]), [[Yūrei]] ([[ghosts]]), [[Yōkai]] (spirits), [[Kami]] and other [[legendary creatures]] that are notable in [[Japanese folklore]] and [[Japanese mythology|mythology]].

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==A==
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{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Abumi-guchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A small furry {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} formed from the stirrup of a mounted soldier who fell in battle, it typically stays put and awaits its creator's return, unaware of said soldier's death.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Abura-akago]]}}}}
{{defn|An infant ghost that licks the oil out of {{transliteration|ja|[[Traditional lighting equipment of Japan|andon]]}} lamps.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Abura-sumashi]]}}}}
{{defn|A large-headed spirit that lives in the mountain passes of [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], thought to be the reincarnation of a person who stole oil and then fled into the woods.}}

{{term|Agubanba|{{nihongo3|{{lit|ash crone}}|[[wiktionary:あぐばんば|あぐばんば]]|Agubanba}}}}
{{defn|A blind, cannibalistic female {{transliteration|ja|[[yōkai]]}} who hails from [[Akita Prefecture]]. She mainly targets young women who have just [[Coming of age|come of age]]. Also known as {{nihongo3|{{lit|ash shaver}}|[[wiktionary:灰坊主|灰坊主]]|Agubanba}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ahiratsu-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|The daughter of [[Hosuseri]] and the first wife of [[Emperor Jimmu]], though she was not made Empress and her children would not inherit the throne. Her son [[Tagishimimi]] tried to seize power from his half-brother [[Emperor Suizei]] but failed and was killed for it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ajisukitakahikone]]}}}}
{{defn|One of the sons of [[Ōkuninushi]], the brother of [[Kotoshironushi]] and [[Takeminakata]], and the father of [[Takitsuhiko]]. He is the [[tutelary deity]] of the city of [[Kamo, Niigata|Kamo]] in [[Niigata Prefecture]] and his father was the original ruler of the earth until the {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}} sent [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] down from {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}} to replace him.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akabeko]]}}}}
{{defn|A red [[cattle|cow]] involved in the construction of the [[Enzō-ji]] temple in [[Yanaizu, Fukushima]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Aka Manto]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghost in a red or blue mantle that offers either red or blue toilet paper rolls in bathrooms, then kills whoever answers based on their choice: flaying for red, strangulation for blue.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akaname]]}}}}
{{defn|A spirit that licks off filth in untidy bathrooms.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akashita]]}}}}
{{defn|A hairy-faced creature with clawed hands and a large red tongue that looms in a black cloud over a floodgate belonging to someone who took more than their fair share of irrigation water during a drought.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akateko (folklore)|Akateko]]}}}}
{{defn|A red child's hand dangling from a tree in the city of [[Hachinohe]] in [[Aomori Prefecture]], accompanied by a hypnotically beautiful woman standing beneath the tree to lure people into its occasionally-deadly grasp.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akkorokamui]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant [[Ainu people|Ainu]] monster resembling an [[octopus]], which supposedly lurks in [[Uchiura Bay]] in [[Hokkaido]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akubōzu]]}}}}
{{defn|A spirit that lives in the ashes of hearths in [[Akita Prefecture]] and [[Iwate Prefecture]] and appears when someone plays with the ashes.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akugyo]]}}}}
{{defn|A species of man-eating [[sea monster]] that resembles a giant fish, found in the seas near [[Kibi Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Akuma (folklore)|Akuma]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for the worst of the worst demons and devils, the Japanese Christian term for the Devil, and the Japanese Buddhist term for the [[Mara (demon)|Mara]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Akurojin-no-hi]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly fire from [[Mie Prefecture]] that appears on rainy nights and gravely sickens those who do not flee from it.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amabie]]}}}}
{{defn|A Japanese mermaid {{transliteration|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that emerged from the sea to give a prophecy of either an epidemic or a bountiful harvest and instructed that its likeness be hung in various places for good luck. It saw a surge in popularity during the [[Covid pandemic]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amaburakosagi]]}}}}
{{defn|A ritual-disciplinary [[demon]] from [[Shikoku]] whose purpose is to scare naughty children into behaving.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amamehagi]]}}}}
{{defn|A ritual-disciplinary demon from the [[Hokuriku region]] whose purpose is to scare naughty children into behaving.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ama no Fuchigoma]]}}}}
{{defn|A horse ridden by the god [[Susanoo]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ama-no-Iwato]]}}}}
{{defn|The name of the cave [[Amaterasu]] hid herself in after [[Susanoo]] drove her away by vandalizing her rice fields and throwing a flayed horse at her loom, which killed one of her maidens, due to a quarrel the two had been having. [[Ame-no-Uzume]] lured her back out with the help of the mirror {{translit|ja|[[Yata-no-Kagami]]}} and [[Ame-no-Tajikarao]] sealed the cave so she couldn't go back in.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amanojaku]]}}}}
{{defn|A minor demon that tempts people to perform evil acts, most famously told of in the tale of [[Uriko-hime]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amanozako]]}}}}
{{defn|A monstrous goddess mentioned in the {{transliteration|ja|[[Kujiki]]}}, born from [[Susanoo]]'s ferocious spirit (his {{translit|ja|[[ara-mitama]]}}) when he vomited it forth to expel it. She is said to be an ancestor deity for all short-tempered, disobedient {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Amaterasu]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Shinto]] sun goddess, sister of [[Susanoo]] the storm god and [[Tsukuyomi]] the moon god. She is the ancestor of the Imperial line and is often considered the chief {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of the Shinto pantheon.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Amatsuhikone]]}}}}
{{defn|The third son of [[Amaterasu]], believed to be the ancestor of several clans, including the Oshikochi clan and the Yamashiro clan.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Amatsukami]]}}}}
{{defn|The heavenly {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}}, who were either born in or dwell in {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}}, as opposed to the {{translit|ja|[[kunitsukami]]}} who dwell on earth.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ama-Tsu-Mara]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of ironworking and blacksmiths, who helped [[Ishikori-dome no Mikoto]] forge the mirror {{translit|ja|[[Yata-no-Kagami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Amatsu-Mikaboshi]]}}}}
{{defn|A rebellious or malevolent Shinto god, who was subdued by [[Takemikazuchi]]. Some say he was born from [[Kagu-tsuchi]]'s blood.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amazake-babaa]]}}}}
{{defn|An old woman spirit from [[Miyagi Prefecture]] and [[Aomori Prefecture]] who comes late at night and asks for sweet {{translit|ja|[[sake]]}} in a childish voice, bringing disease (usually [[smallpox]] or the [[common cold]]) to whoever answers, unless a cedar branch is placed in the doorway to repel her.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amefurikozō]]}}}}
{{defn|A little boy spirit who plays in the rain, believed by some to be a child servant of the Chinese rain god {{translit|zh|Ushi}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amemasu]]}}}}
{{defn|A lake-dwelling [[Ainu people|Ainu]] creature resembling a giant [[fish]] or [[whale]] that is known for sinking ships and sometimes taking the form of a beautiful woman to lure sailors to their deaths.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-Fuyukinu]]}}}}
{{defn|The son of [[Omizunu]] and the father of [[Ōkuninushi]]. [[Susanoo]] ordered him to deliver the sword {{translit|ja|[[Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi]]}} to [[Amaterasu]] in {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}} to settle an old grievance between them.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Amenohoakari]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of sun and agriculture, the son of [[Ame-no-oshihomimi]] and [[Takuhadachiji-hime]], the older brother of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and the ancestor of the [[Mononobe clan]], among others. He is sometimes known as {{translit|ja|Nigihayahi}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame no Hohi]]}}}}
{{defn|The second son of Amaterasu, sent to earth to rule after his older brother [[Ame-no-oshihomimi]] refused. Some say he was the father of [[Ame no Wakahiko]]. The {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}} didn't hear from him for three years, so another {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} was sent to rule. He is the ancestor of the [[Haji clan]], the [[Izumo clan]] and the [[Sugawara clan]], among others.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-Koyane]]}}}}
{{defn|The ancestral {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of the [[Nakatomi clan]], and of [[Fujiwara no Kamatari]], the founder of the powerful [[Fujiwara clan]]. He is a son of [[Kamimusubi]] and the father of [[Tamakushi-hime]]. [[Amaterasu]] made him guardian of the mirror {{translit|ja|[[Yata-no-Kagami]]}} and he was put in charge of divine affairs of the Imperial Palace.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-Minakanushi]]}}}}
{{defn|The first, or one of the first gods to manifest when the heavens and the earth came into existence. He is a {{translit|ja|[[hitorigami]]}} and one of the five {{translit|ja|[[kotoamatsukami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-Nuboko]]}}}}
{{defn|The spear [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]] used to create the primordial landmass {{translit|ja|[[Onogoroshima]]}}. It is often depicted as a [[naginata]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-ohabari]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who is also a sword, specifically the sword [[Izanagi]] used to kill [[Kagu-tsuchi]] after his birth killed [[Izanami]]. He is said to be the father of [[Takemikazuchi]] via the spilled blood of [[Kagu-tsuchi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-oshihomimi]]}}}}
{{defn|The first son of Amaterasu, husband of [[Takuhadachiji-hime]] and father of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and [[Amenohoakari]]. He was created in a {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}}-making competition between her and her brother [[Susanoo]], and was offered rulership of the earth, but refused.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-Tajikarao]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of power, known for his immense physical and brute strength. He sealed the cave [[Amaterasu]] had hidden herself in after she had been lured back out by [[Ame-no-Uzume]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-ukihashi]]}}}}
{{defn|A floating bridge that connects the heavens ({{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}}) and the earth, guarded by [[Sarutahiko Ōkami]]. It is said that this is where [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]] stood when they gave form to the world by creating the primordial landmass {{translit|ja|[[Onogoroshima]]}} using the spear {{translit|ja|[[Ame-no-Nuboko]]}}. It is also said that the bridge has since collapsed, with its remains forming the area west of [[Kyoto]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame-no-Uzume]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts. With the help of the mirror {{translit|ja|[[Yata-no-Kagami]]}}, she lured [[Amaterasu]] back out of the cave she had hidden herself in after [[Susanoo]] drove her away by vandalizing her rice fields and throwing a flayed horse at her loom, which killed one of her maidens, due to a quarrel the two had been having.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ame no Wakahiko]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of grains who was sent to earth to either rule it or look for [[Ame no Hohi]], who some say was his father. The {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}} didn't hear from him for eight years, so they sent a bird down as a messenger to him. He slew it with an arrow that went all the way to Heaven, which was thrown back by either [[Takamimusubi]] or [[Amaterasu]], killing him.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Ameonna]]}}}}
{{defn|A female spirit who is known for calling forth rain.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amikiri]]}}}}
{{defn|A bird-headed, crustacean-armed, snake-bodied spirit that cuts fishing nets and mosquito netting.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Amorōnagu]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{transliteration|ja|[[tennyo]]}} from the island of [[Amami Ōshima]] in [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], who is said to bathe in pools and waterfalls in ravines.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Anmo]]}}}}
{{defn|A ritual-disciplinary [[demon]] from [[Iwate Prefecture]] whose purpose is to scare naughty children into behaving.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Aoandon]]}}}}
{{defn|The demonic spirit which arises from an {{transliteration|ja|[[Traditional lighting equipment of Japan|andon]]}} lamp at the end of a {{transliteration|ja|[[Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Aobōzu]]}}}}
{{defn|A blue monk spirit who sometimes kidnaps children, depending on the tale.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Aonyōbō]]}}}}
{{defn|A female ghost who lurks in an abandoned Imperial palace, waiting for visitors who never arrive, and even if they did, she would kill and devour them for not being the person she's waiting for.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Aosaginohi]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[black-crowned night heron]] of great age, that has become a {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} and now shines an iridescent blue at night and exhales a glowing golden dust. It retains a normal heron's shyness and flees from people, so it is rarely seen.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Arikura-no-baba]]}}}}
{{defn|An old woman with magical powers, hailing from the city of [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]] in [[Gifu Prefecture]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ashihara no Nakatsukuni]]}}}}
{{Defn|The land between {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}} and {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}, eventually the term for the country and location of Japan.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Ashi-magari]]}}}}
{{defn|A usually-invisible spirit from [[Kagawa Prefecture]] that entangles the legs of travelers at night and is often believed to be the work of {{translit|ja|[[Bake-danuki|tanuki]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Ashinagatenaga]]}}}}
{{defn|A pair of characters from [[Kyūshū]], one with long legs and the other with long arms.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|Children of [[Ōyamatsumi]] and the parents of [[Kushinadahime]], whom [[Susanoo]] saved from the {{translit|ja|[[Yamata-no-Orochi]]}} and later married. They are the grandparents of [[Yashimajinumi]], which makes them ancestors of [[Ōkuninushi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Atago Gongen]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} and {{translit|ja|[[tengu]]}} believed to be an avatar of the Buddhist [[bodhisattva]] [[Jizō]] and [[Izanami]], worshiped as a protector against fire and as a god of war and victory by [[samurai]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Ayakashi (yōkai)|Ayakashi]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that appear on or above the surface of a body of water.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Azukiarai]]/Azukitogi}}}}
{{defn|A spirit that washes {{transliteration|ja|[[azuki]]}} beans on the shoreline of a river or other body of water.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Azukibabaa]]}}}}
{{defn|An old woman {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} who grinds {{translit|ja|azuki}} beans but would much rather devour a person.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Azukihakari]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that is only sound, like a [[poltergeist]]. It makes the sound of red beans being sown on the floor in the house it haunts, gradually becoming louder.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Azumi-no-isora]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of the seashore, considered to be the ancestor of the [[Azumi people]].}}

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==B==
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{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Bake-kujira]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly whale skeleton that drifts along the coastline of [[Shimane Prefecture]], accompanied by strange birds and fish as it seeks to avenge its slain kin by cursing whalers and those who eat whale meat with plagues and fire.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Bakeneko]]}}}}
{{defn|A shapeshifting cat spirit, different from the {{translit|ja|[[nekomata]]}} in that it doesn't have two tails and is marginally less malevolent.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Bakezōri]]}}}}
{{defn|A straw sandal ({{transliteration|ja|[[zōri]]}}) that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} and now causes a ruckus at night.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Bakotsu]]}}}}
{{defn|A demonic flaming skeletal [[horse]] that is believed to be the spirit of a horse that died in a fire.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Baku (spirit)|Baku]]}}}}
{{defn|A supernatural beast that resembles a [[tapir]] and devours dreams and nightmares.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Basan (legendary bird)|Basan]]}}}}
{{defn|A large [[chicken]] monster from [[Iyo Province]] that breathes cold fire that does not burn, named for the eerie rustling sound its wings make when it flaps them.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Bashō no sei]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirit of a [[Musa basjoo|banana tree]] that takes human form.}}

{{translit|Ja|{{Term|[[Benzaiten]]}}}}
{{defn|The goddess of financial fortune, talent, beauty and music. As such she is the patron of artists, {{translit|ja|[[geisha]]}}, writers, dancers and others. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Betobeto-san]]}}}}
{{defn|An invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footsteps.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Binbōgami]]}}}}
{{defn|A spirit that brings poverty and other such misery unless placated with baked {{translit|ja|[[miso]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Bishamonten}}}}
{{defn|Better known as [[Vaiśravaṇa]]. The god of fortune in war and battles, also associated with authority and dignity, protector of those who follow the rules and behave accordingly. He is also a protector of holy sites. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]].}} 

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Biwa-bokuboku]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{transliteration|ja|[[biwa]]}} that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} and now sings and plays itself at night.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Boroboroton]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[futon]]}} that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} and now comes to life at night to try to kill the person sleeping on it by throwing them out of bed before wrapping around their head and neck with the intent to smother and strangle.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Buruburu]]}}}}
{{defn|An invisible spirit that clings to people, inducing cowardice and shivering.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[White Tiger (Chinese astronomy)|Byakko]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of the Chinese [[White Tiger (Chinese astronomy)|White Tiger]] of the West.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Byōbunozoki]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{transliteration|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} that emerges from {{transliteration|ja|[[byōbu]]}} to spy on people.}}
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==C==
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{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Chimimōryō]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for monsters of the mountains and rivers.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Chōchinbi]]}}}}
{{defn|Demonic flames ({{translit|ja|[[onibi]]}}) which resemble paper lanterns and appear in the footpaths between rice fields, but disappear whenever somebody gets too close.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Chōchin'obake]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{transliteration|ja|[[chōchin]]}} lantern monster that is sometimes considered a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}
{{glossary end}}

==D==
{{glossary}}
{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Daidarabotchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[Giant (mythology)|giant]] responsible for creating the geographical features of Japan as it moves and sleeps.}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Daikokuten]]}}}}
{{defn|The god of commerce and prosperity, sometimes considered a patron of cooks, farmers and bankers, and a protector of crops. He is also considered a demon hunter. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Tengu#Great and small demons|Daitengu]]}}}}
{{defn|The wisest, most powerful {{transliteration|ja|[[tengu]]}}, each of whom resembles a red-skinned old man with a long nose and lives on a separate mountain. The wisest, most powerful {{translit|ja|daitengu}} of all is [[Sōjōbō]] of [[Mount Kurama]], the king and god of all {{translit|ja|tengu}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Danzaburou-danuki]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{transliteration|ja|[[bake-danuki]]}} from [[Sado Island]]. One of the three most famous {{translit|ja|[[Bake-danuki|tanuki]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Datsue-ba]]}}}}
{{defn|An old woman in the Underworld who removes the clothes (or skin, if unclothed) of the dead and gives them to [[Keneō]] to be weighed, so that judgment may be passed.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Dodomeki]]}}}}
{{defn|A woman who was cursed to have long arms covered in bird's eyes due to her habit of stealing money.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Dōnotsura]]}}}}
{{defn|A headless humanoid {{transliteration|ja|[[yōkai]]}} with its face on its torso.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Dōsojin]]}}}}
{{defn|The generic name for a type of [[Shinto]] guardian or spirit, considered to be the deities of borders and paths.}}
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==E==
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{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ebisu (mythology)|Ebisu]]}}}}
{{defn|The god of prosperity and wealth in business, and of abundance in crops, cereals and food in general. He is a patron of fishermen and one of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]], and one of [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]]'s first children, though they disowned him for being deformed.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Enenra]]}}}}
{{defn|A vaguely humanoid monster made of smoke and darkness that emerges from bonfires but is generally only visible to the pure of heart.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Kappa (folklore)|Enkō]]}}}}
{{defn|The word for {{transliteration|ja|kappa}} of [[Shikoku]] and western [[Honshu]].}}
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==F==
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{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Fūjin]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Shinto]] wind god, brother of [[Raijin]] the thunder god. They were unleashed upon the world when [[Izanagi]] fled {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Fukurokuju]]}}}}
{{defn||The god of wisdom, luck, longevity, wealth and happiness. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]], though he is sometimes omitted in favor of [[Kisshōten]]}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Funayūrei]]}}}}
{{defn|The angry ghosts of people who died at sea, who now seek to sink ships to have the living join them.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Furaribi]]}}}}
{{defn|A birdlike creature engulfed in flames that flies aimlessly, thought to be the restless spirits of those not given a proper burial.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Fūri]]}}}}
{{defn|A monkey-like Chinese {{transliteration|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that can glide from tree to tree.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Furutsubaki-no-rei]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[Camellia japonica|camellia]] tree of great age, that has become evil and now sucks people's souls out if they come too close to it.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Tsukumogami#List of tsukumogami|Furu-utsubo]]}}}}
{{defn|The discarded quiver of a slain archer, that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Futakuchi-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly woman with a second mouth on the back of her head, that whispers to the woman and clamors to be fed, or feeds itself using the woman's hair, which has become prehensile.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Futodama]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of rituals, oracles and divination, and a legendary ancestor of the [[Inbe clan]]. He is a son of [[Takamimusubi]], the brother of [[Omoikane]] and [[Takuhadachiji-hime]], and the father of [[Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto]]. He was also involved in getting [[Amateratsu]] out of {{translit|ja|[[Ama-no-Iwato]]}}, which is the name of the cave she hid herself in after [[Susanoo]] drove her away by vandalizing her rice fields and throwing a flayed horse at her loom, which killed one of her maidens, due to a quarrel the two had been having.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Futsunushi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|Ja|[[kami]]}} of swords and warfare, the general of [[Amaterasu]], a legendary ancestor of the [[Mononobe clan]] and a tutelary deity of the [[Fujiwara clan]]. He is closely associated with [[Takemikazuchi]] and the two are often worshipped together.}}

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==G==
{{glossary}}
{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Gagoze]]}}}}
{{defn|A demon known for having attacked young priests at [[Gangō-ji]] temple in [[Nara Prefecture]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Preta|Gaki]]}}}}
{{defn|The perpetually-starving ghosts of people who were especially greedy in life.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Gashadokuro]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant [[Skeleton (undead)|skeleton]] that is the spirit of the dead left unburied after a sufficiently large disaster. Also known as {{transliteration|ja|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|gaikotsu]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Black Tortoise|Genbu]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of the Chinese [[Black Tortoise]] of the North.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Goryō]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[vengeful spirit]]s of dead nobles and martyrs.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ox-Head and Horse-Face|Gozu and Mezu]]}}}}
{{defn|Two notable guards of the Underworld, one with an ox's head and the other with a horse's face.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Gozu Tennō]]}}}}
{{Defn|A deity of disease and healing, credited both with causing epidemics and protecting against them.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Tengu#Great and small demons|Guhin]]}}}}
{{defn|Another name for {{transliteration|ja|[[tengu]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Gyūki]]}}}}
{{defn|Another name for {{transliteration|ja|[[ushi-oni]]}}.}}
{{glossary end}}

==H==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Hachiman]]}}}}
{{Defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of archery and war, who is actually the deified [[Emperor Ōjin]], son of [[Empress Jingū]].}} 

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Hakanohi]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly fire which sprouts from the base of graves.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hakuja no Myōjin]]}}}}
{{defn|A white serpent deity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSgwAAAAYAAJ&q=Hakuja+no+Myojin&pg=PA170|title=The Oriental Economic Review|date=14 July 2018|publisher=Oriental Information Agency|via=Google Books}}</ref>}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hakutaku]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[yak]]-like beast which handed down knowledge on harmful spirits.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hakuzōsu]]}}}}
{{defn|The name of a {{translit|ja|[[kitsune]]}} who is famous for pretending to be a Buddhist priest.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hanako-san]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirit of a young World War II-era girl who inhabits and haunts elementary school restrooms.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Haniyasu-hiko and Haniyasu-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|Two {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of earth, clay and pottery, either born from [[Izanami]] and [[Izanagi]] after Japan was made, or from [[Izanami]]'s feces as she died from giving birth to [[Kagu-tsuchi]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hannya]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[Noh]]}} mask representing a jealous female demon.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Haradashi]]}}}}
{{defn|A humanoid creature with a giant face on its stomach, that enjoys making people laugh with zany antics.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Harionago]]}}}}
{{defn|A woman from [[Ehime Prefecture]] with a thornlike barb on the tip of each strand of her long prehensile hair, which she uses to ensnare and attack men who dare to smile back at her when she smiles at them.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hashihime]]}}}}
{{defn|A woman whose jealousy turned her into an evil spirit, associated with a particular bridge in the city of [[Uji]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Heikegani]]}}}}
{{defn|[[Crab]]s with human faces on their shells, said to be the spirits of the warriors killed in the [[Battle of Dan-no-ura]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hibagon]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of [[Bigfoot]] or the [[Yeti]], sighted on [[Mount Hiba (Hiroshima)|Mount Hiba]] in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hiderigami]]}}}}
{{defn|Chinese spirits said to bring droughts.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Hihi]]}}}}
{{defn|A baboon-like Chinese {{transliteration|ja|[[yōkai]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Himetataraisuzu-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|The daughter of either [[Kotoshironushi]] or [[Ōmononushi]] and the second wife of [[Emperor Jimmu]], who became Empress and gave birth to the second Emperor, [[Emperor Suizei]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Hikeshibaba]]}}}}
{{defn|An old woman who extinguishes lanterns.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hinezumi]]}}}}
{{defn|A rat or mouse with fireproof fur that dwells in the flames of an ever-burning tree deep in the mountains of southern China.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Hinode]]}}}}
{{defn|The moment of dawn, when the material world and the spirit world overlap as the night-things retreat until dusk comes.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Hitobashira]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of human sacrifice, where a person is buried alive in the foundation of a new building to bring good luck.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hitodama]]}}}}
{{defn|A fireball ghost that appears when someone dies, signifying the dead person's spirit.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hito-gitsune]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of spirit possession told of in the [[Chūgoku region]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Hitorigami]]}}}}
{{defn|{{translit|ja|A term for [[kami]]}} who came into being alone, as opposed to those who came into being as male-female pairs.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hitotsume-kozō]]}}}}
{{defn|A bald child spirit with a single eye like a [[cyclops]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hitotsume-nyūdō]]}}}}
{{defn|A monk spirit with a single eye like a cyclops.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Hiyoribō]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirit which stops rainfall.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Hoderi]]}}}}
{{defn|The eldest son of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and [[Konohanasakuya-hime]], a {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of the sea's bounty and the brother of [[Hoori]]. His lost fishhook led to his brother meeting [[Toyotama-hime]], and he eventually swore to serve his brother forever after losing a fight between the two. He is also the ancestor of the [[Hayato people]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hoji (Japanese mythology)|Hoji]]}}}}
{{defn|The wicked spirit of {{transliteration|ja|[[Tamamo-no-Mae]]}}, released upon the discovery of her true nature as a {{translit|ja|[[kitsune]]}}, it was hunted down on the plains of [[Nasu, Tochigi|Nasu]] and became the {{translit|ja|[[Sesshō-seki]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hone-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|A skeleton woman who seeks a man's love but brings death to her lover, as related in the story {{translit|ja|[[Botan Dōrō]]}}, whose ghostly subject is one of the three most famous {{translit|ja|[[onryō]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Fènghuáng|Hō-ō]]}}}}
{{defn|The legendary {{transliteration|zh|[[Fènghuáng]]}} bird of China, that rules over all other birds.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Hoori]]}}}}
{{defn|The youngest son of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and [[Konohanasakuya-hime]], who married [[Toyotama-hime]] and became the grandfather of [[Emperor Jimmu]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Kitsune#Hoshi no tama|Hoshi no Tama]]}}}}
{{defn|A ball guarded by a {{transliteration|ja|[[kitsune]]}} (fox spirit) which can give the one who obtains it power to force the {{transliteration|ja|kitsune}} to help them. It is said to hold some reserves of the {{transliteration|ja|kitsune}}'s power.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hōsōshi]]}}}}
{{defn|A four-eyed, sword-wielding ritual exorcist who leads funeral processions and expels evil spirits.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Hosuseri]]}}}}
{{Defn|The second child of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and [[Konohanasakuya-hime]], about whom little is said, save that he is the great-uncle of [[Emperor Jimmu]] and the father of [[Ahiratsu-hime]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Hotei}}}}
{{defn|Better known as [[Budai]]. The god of fortune, guardian of children, patron of diviners and barmen, and also the god of popularity. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]].}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hotoke]]}}}}
{{defn|A Buddhist term used to denote a deceased person, among other meanings.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hyakki Yakō]]}}}}
{{defn|A parade of ghosts, spirits and demons that takes place at night.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hyakume]]}}}}
{{defn|A fleshy spirit with a hundred staring yellow eyes, somewhat superficially resembling the {{translit|ja|[[nuppeppō]]}}.}}

{{transliteration|ja|{{term|[[Hyōsube]]}}}}
{{defn|A hairy, nocturnal {{transliteration|ja|[[Kappa (folklore)|kappa]]}} variant from [[Kyūshū]] that dwells in underwater caves and prefers eggplants over cucumbers.}}
{{glossary end}}

==I==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ibaraki-dōji]]}}}}
{{defn|The name of a particularly famous {{translit|ja|[[oni]]}} subordinate of [[Shuten-dōji]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsukumogami#List of tsukumogami|Ichiren-bozu]]}}}}
{{defn|Prayer beads that have come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ikiryō]]}}}}
{{defn|Essentially a living [[ghost]], as it is a living person's soul outside of their body. The opposite of {{translit|ja|[[shiryō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ikuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A huge, very long [[sea serpent]] that travels over boats in a long, slow arc while dripping copious amounts of a thick, viscous oil, encountered off the coast of [[Hitachi Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ikutsuhikone]]}}}}
{{defn|The fourth son of [[Amaterasu]], born from a {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}}-making contest between her and her brother. Some say he is [[Susanoo]]'s son instead.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Inari Ōkami]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and {{translit|ja|[[sake]]}}, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Inugami]]}}}}
{{defn|A dog-spirit created, worshipped, and employed by a family via sorcerous animal cruelty.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Inugami Gyōbu]]}}}}
{{defn|The name of a {{translit|ja|[[bake-danuki]]}} from [[Matsuyama]] in [[Iyo Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Isetsuhiko]]}}}}
{{defn|An obscure wind {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} spoken of in [[Ise Province]] and [[Harima Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ishikori-dome no Mikoto]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of mirrors, who, along with the blacksmith deity [[Ama-Tsu-Mara]], made the mirror {{translit|ja|[[Yata no Kagami]]}} that helped lure [[Amaterasu]] out of the {{translit|ja|[[Ama-no-Iwato]]}} cave and returned light to the world. For this she is worshipped by stonecutters and mirror makers and is revered as the deity of casting and metalworking.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ishinagenjo]]}}}}
{{defn|A maritime phenomenon near [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], [[Enoshima]] and [[Saga Prefecture]] where there is a great splash near a ship, as if a huge boulder had been thrown into the sea, yet there is no boulder to be seen.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Isonade]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant shark-like [[sea monster]] with a barb-covered tail, sighted off the coast of Western Japan.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Issie]]}}}}
{{defn|A lake creature similar to the [[Loch Ness Monster]], found in [[Lake Ikeda]] on [[Kyūshū]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Itsumade]]}}}}
{{defn|An eerie fire-breathing reptilian bird monster with an almost human face, named for its cry.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ittan-momen]]}}}}
{{defn|A roll of cotton from [[Kagoshima Prefecture]] that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} and now attempts to smother people by wrapping itself around their faces.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Iwanaga-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|A daughter of [[Ōyamatsumi]] and sister of [[Konohanasakuya-hime]] and [[Konohanachiru-hime]]. She and [[Konohanasakuya-hime]] were offered to [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] as wives, but he rejected her on account of her appearance, which led to [[Ōyamatsumi]] cursing him and his descendants with short lives and mortality.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Iwasaku and Nesaku]]}}}}
{{defn|Two minor star {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} born from the blood of [[Kagu-tsuchi]], worshipped in the northern [[Kantō region]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Iyaya]]}}}}
{{defn|A woman who looks attractive from behind but has the face of an old man when seen from the front.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Izanagi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} known as the first man, brother-husband of the first woman, [[Izanami]]. Together they created Japan, and all the {{translit|ja|kami}} who came after owe their lives to them in one way or another.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Izanami]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} known as the first woman, sister-wife of the first man, [[Izanagi]]. She died giving birth to [[Kagu-tsuchi]] and now rules {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}.}}

{{glossary end}}

==J==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Jami]]}}}}
{{defn|A wicked mountain spirit.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Janjanbi]]}}}}
{{defn|Drifting fireballs from [[Nara Prefecture]], named for the sound they make and considered a type of {{translit|ja|[[onibi]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsukumogami#List of tsukumogami|Jatai]]}}}}
{{defn|A folding-screen cloth that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jibakurei]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of ghost that is bound to a specific place or situation.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Di Yu|Jigoku]]}}}}
{{Defn|The Japanese Buddhist version of Hell, where the freshly dead go after receiving judgment from [[Datsue-ba]] and [[Keneō]]. They pay for their sins there, then await reincarnation.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jikininki]]}}}}
{{defn|[[Ghost]]s of evil people, that have been condemned to eat human corpses.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jinmenju]]}}}}
{{defn|A tree with flowers that resemble human heads, that smile and laugh even as their petals fall and they wilt like any normal flower.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jinmenken]]}}}}
{{defn|Human-faced dogs mentioned in Japanese urban legends.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Namazu (Japanese mythology)|Jishin-namazu]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant [[catfish]] dwelling beneath the earth, near the {{translit|ja|[[kaname-ishi]]}}, the rock that holds down the Japanese archipelago, which causes earthquakes and [[tsunami]]s when it moves, despite being restrained by [[Takemikazuchi]]. It was blamed during the [[Ansei]] earthquake and tsunami.{{cn|date=December 2021}}}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jorōgumo]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[spider]] {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that shapeshifts into an attractive woman to lure men in as prey.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jubokko]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[vampire|vampiric]] tree that grows on old battlefields and ensnares those who come too close to it in order to drain their blood with sharp, hollow branches.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Jurōjin]]}}}}
{{defn|A god with the form of an old man, associated with the elderly and longevity. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]].}}

{{glossary end}}

==K==
{{glossary}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kagu-tsuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of fire, whose birth killed his mother [[Izanami]], sending her to {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}} and creating the concept of Death, which enraged his father [[Izanagi]] into beheading him and cutting him into eight pieces, which created eight volcanoes. Some say [[Amatsu-Mikaboshi]] was born from his blood, along with numerous other {{translit|ja|kami}}.}}

{{term|Kahaku|{{nihongo||河伯|[[Kahaku]]}}}}
{{defn|Another word for {{translit|ja|[[Kappa (folklore)|kappa]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kaibyō]]}}}}
{{defn|Supernatural cats, the most prominent of which are the {{translit|ja|[[bakeneko]]}} and the {{translit|ja|[[nekomata]]}}, along with the {{translit|ja|[[maneki-neko]]}} in some cases.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Kakurezato]]}}}}
{{defn|Villages hidden deep in the mountains, where the inhabitants live peacefully and without conflict. Only those especially good of heart may stumble upon {{translit|ja|kakurezato}}, but cannot revisit upon leaving.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamaitachi]]}}}}
{{defn|The slashing sickle-clawed [[weasel]] that haunts the mountains of the [[Kōshin'etsu region]] and rides dust devils to travel.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Kambarinyūdō]]}}}}
{{defn|A monk spirit that spies on people while they are using the toilet.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Kameosa}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[sake]]}} jar that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kami]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for gods and spirits in the [[Shinto]] religion.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamikiri (haircutting)|Kamikiri]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that secretly cuts the hair on people's heads.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamimusubi]]}}}}
{{defn|The third of the first beings to come into existence when the heavens and the earth took shape, he planted the first grains after either [[Susanoo]] or [[Tsukuyomi]] slew [[Ukemochi]] who had initially produced them. He is the father of [[Ame-no-Koyane]] and possibly the father of [[Sukunabikona]]. He is a {{translit|ja|[[hitorigami]]}} and one of the five {{translit|ja|[[kotoamatsukami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamiumi]]}}}}
{{Defn|After the {{translit|ja|[[kuniumi]]}}, where [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]] created the land of Japan, they created many of (but not all) the myriad {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who inhabit the land, finally culminating in the birth of [[Kagu-tsuchi]] and the death of [[Izanami]], which resulted in the creation of even more {{translit|ja|kami}} as [[Izanagi]] went to {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}} to retrieve her but ended up fleeing. The last three born were [[Amaterasu]], [[Susanoo]] and [[Tsukuyomi]], when he purified himself after his escape.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamiyonanayo]]}}}}
{{defn|The seven generations of {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who came into existence after the heavens and the earth took shape but before the birth of Japan, starting with [[Kuni-no-Tokotachi]] and culminating in [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Kamo no Okimi]]}}}}
{{Defn|The son of [[Kotoshironushi]] and [[Tamakushi-hime]], the brother of [[Himetataraisuzu-hime]], and an ancestor of the [[Kamo clan]] and the [[Miwa clan]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto]]}}}}
{{defn|The grandson of [[Kamimusubi]] and the son of [[Futodama]], the father of [[Tamakushi-hime]], he is better known as [[Yatagarasu]], which he incarnated as. He is the founder of the [[Kamo clan]] and the deity of the [[Shimogamo Shrine]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kamuo Ichihime]]}}}}
{{defn|A daughter of [[Ōyamatsumi]] and the second wife of [[Susanoo]], the aunt of [[Kushinadahime]] and the mother of [[Ukanomitama]] and [[Toshigami]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kaname-ishi]]}}}}
{{defn|A mythological rock that is said to hold down the [[Japanese archipelago]]. Earthquakes happen when it is jostled, such as by the catfish {{translit|ja|[[Namazu]]}} which dwells near it. [[Takemikazuchi]] is said to restrain {{translit|ja|Namazu}}, but he occasionally lets his guard down.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Kanedama]]}}}}
{{defn|A spirit that carries money.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kangiten]]}}}}
{{defn|The elephant-headed god of Bliss venerated mainly in the [[Shingon Buddhism|Shingon]] and [[Tendai]] schools of [[Japanese Buddhism]], comparable to [[Ganesha]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kappa (folklore)|Kappa]]}}}}
{{defn|A famous reptilian water monster with a water-filled head and a love of cucumbers.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tengu#Great and small demons|Karasu-tengu]]}}}}
{{defn|A low-ranking {{translit|ja|[[tengu]]}} that looks like an anthropomorphic bird.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Karura]]}}}}
{{defn|A divine anthropomorphic eagle akin to the Hindu [[Garuda]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kasa-obake]]}}}}
{{defn|A paper-umbrella monster that is sometimes considered a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kasha folklore|Kasha]]}}}}
{{defn|A cart-like demon that descends from the sky, or a cat-like demon, which carries away the corpses of evildoers.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Katawaguruma]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of {{translit|ja|[[wanyūdō]]}}, with an anguished woman instead of a monk's head in a burning wheel.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Kawaakago]]}}}}
{{defn|A river spirit that pretends to be a crying baby to lure people in for pranks that sometimes prove fatal to the victim.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kawa-no-Kami]]}}}}
{{defn|The king of the river gods, who serves the Emperor. He is mentioned only in the {{translit|ja|[[Man'yōshū]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Otter#Japanese folklore|Kawauso]]}}}}
{{defn|Mischievous shapeshifting river otter spirits.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kaya-no-hime]]}}}}
A{{defn{{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of vegetation, grass and fields. She is considered a protector of fields and an ancestor of [[herb]]s. She is a daughter of [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]], and the sister of [[Ōyamatsumi]], who is also her husband.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kechibi]]}}}}
{{defn|Fireballs with human faces inside, told of in [[Kōchi Prefecture]] and thought to be a type of {{translit|ja|[[onryō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Keneō]]}}}}
{{defn|An old man seated in the Underworld who weighs the clothes (or skin) given to him by [[Datsue-ba]] and thus passes judgment.}}

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{{defn|Fluffy white puffballs which float aimlessly through the air and are harbingers of good luck.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Keukegen]]}}}}
{{defn|A small dog-like creature covered entirely in long hair, considered by some to be a disease spirit.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kijimuna]]}}}}
{{defn|Tree spirits from [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] that resemble red-headed small children.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kijo (folklore)|Kijo]]}}}}
{{defn|A term for female {{translit|ja|[[oni]]}}, the most famous of which is [[Onibaba (folklore)|Onibaba]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kinoko]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yamawaro]]}} variant from the [[Kinki region]] that resembles a very young child on the very rare occasions when it is visible at all.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Qilin|Kirin]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of the Chinese {{translit|zh|qilin}}, which is part [[dragon]] and part [[deer]] with antlers, fish scales and an ox's tail. Said to be a protective creature and the guardian of the metal element.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kisshōten]]}}}}
{{defn|A goddess of good fortune, associated with beauty, happiness and fertility. One of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]], though she is sometimes omitted in favor of [[Fukurokuju]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kitsune]]}}}}
{{defn|Mischievous shapeshifting [[fox]] spirits with up to nine tails.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kitsunebi]]}}}}
{{defn|Atmospheric ghost lights thought to be flames created by a {{translit|ja|kitsune}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kitsune no yomeiri]]}}}}
{{defn|A parade of ghost lights that resembles a wedding procession, thought to be due to the marriage of two {{translit|ja|kitsune}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kiyohime]]}}}}
{{defn|A woman who transformed into a [[Snake|serpent]] [[demon]] out of the rage of unrequited love.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kodama (spirit)|Kodama]]}}}}
{{defn|Spirits that live in trees, said to be the cause of echoes.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kōjin]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of fire, the hearth and the kitchen. He is said to represent fire as a controlled force and is also said to destroy all impurity.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ubume|Kokakuchō]]}}}}
{{defn|A nocturnal bird which is said to steal babies and is associated with {{translit|ja|[[ubume]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Komainu]]}}}}
{{defn|A pair of [[lion]]-dogs that guard the entrances of temples and shrines.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Komayō]]}}}}
{{defn|A mysterious enchantress (駒妖) from the [[Kansai]] region who appears during full moons to challenge people to games of {{translit|ja|ōgi}}, a variant of [[Shogi]]. Those who accept her challenge are said to have their souls transformed into {{translit|ja|[[yūrei]]}} (ghosts). Modern sightings have been reported in urban areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.komayo.page/urban-legend/|title=Gone Playing - The Urban Legend of Komayo|date=26 June 2023 |access-date=2024-01-09}}</ref>}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konaki-jiji]]}}}}
{{defn|The vengeful spirit of an infant left to die, it cries until someone picks it up, then turns into a heavy stone and crushes them.}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Konjin]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of compass directions, who changes position with the year, lunar month, and season. Whatever position he chooses is deemed unlucky, so calendars are made so people can avoid that position.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konohanachiru-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|A daughter of [[Ōyamatsumi]], the sister of [[Iwanaga-hime]] and [[Konohanasakuya-hime]] and the wife of [[Yashimajinumi]]. She is an ancestor of [[Ōkuninushi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konohanasakuya-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of [[Mount Fuji]] and all volcanoes who is also known as the blossom-princess, symbol of delicate earthly life. She is a daughter of 	[[Ōyamatsumi]], the sister of [[Iwanaga-hime]] and [[Konohanachiru-hime]], the wife of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and the mother of [[Hoori]] and his two siblings [[Hoderi]] and [[Hosuseri]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tengu#Great and small demons|Konoha-tengu]]}}}}
{{defn|A low-ranking {{translit|ja|[[tengu]]}} that looks like an anthropomorphic bird.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Koromodako]]}}}}
{{defn|A size-shifting octopus-like {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that lives in the waters bordering [[Kyoto]] and [[Fukui Prefecture]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Koro-pok-guru|Koropokkuru]]}}}}
{{defn|A race of little people from [[Ainu people|Ainu]] folklore who once traded with humans but have since disappeared.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Korōri]]}}}}
{{defn|A hybrid beast that resembles a {{translit|ja|[[bake-danuki|tanuki]]}} with the stripes of a tiger and the mouth of a wolf.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Kosenjōbi]]}}}}
{{defn|Fireballs that float over former battlefields.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kosode-no-te]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kosode]]}} that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kotoamatsukami]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for the first five {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} to come into existence when the universe was born but before the heavens and the earth took shape, born without any procreation.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kotobuki (folklore)|Kotobuki]]}}}}
{{defn|A Japanese [[Chimera (mythology)|chimera]] with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Koto-furunushi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[Koto (instrument)|koto]]}} that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} and now has a leering, demonic face and a mane made out of strings but generally stays put and does nothing.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kotoshironushi]]}}}}
{{defn|A son of [[Ōkuninushi]] and [[Nunakawahime]], the husband of [[Tamakushi-hime]], the brother of [[Ajisukitakahikone]] and [[Takeminakata]], the father of [[Kamo no Okimi]] and possibly the father of [[Himetataraisuzu-hime]]. He quietly accepted his father's demotion from ruler of earth in favor of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]]. He advised [[Empress Jingū]] during her invasion of [[Korea]] and is one of the eight deities charged with protecting the Imperial Court.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kubikajiri]]}}}}
{{defn|A nocturnal graveyard-haunting headless beast that stinks of fresh blood and eats the heads of its victims.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuchisake-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|The malevolent spirit of a woman whose face was disfigured into a [[Glasgow smile]], who attacks people to inflict identical mutilations upon those few she doesn't kill outright.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuda-gitsune]]}}}}
{{defn|A small [[fox]]-like animal used in sorcery.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kudan (yōkai)|Kudan]]}}}}
{{defn|A human-faced [[cow]] that gave a prophecy of either an epidemic or a bountiful harvest and instructed that its likeness be hung in various places for good luck.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuebiko]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of folk wisdom, knowledge and agriculture who is commonly depicted as a scarecrow.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kukunochi]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of trees, worshipped on the occasion of roof-raising ceremonies and the blessing of new houses. He is either the son of [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]] or [[Shinatsuhiko]], and the brother of [[Watatsumi]] and [[Ōyamatsumi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kukurihime]]}}}}
{{Defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who mediated between [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]] after the former escaped from {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}. For this reason she is considered the goddess of marriage and harmony.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kumanokusubi]]}}}}
{{defn|The fifth son of [[Amaterasu]], created in a {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}}-making competition between her and [[Susanoo]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Kumo Yōkai}}}}
{{defn|A Japanese spider demon.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kunado-no-Kami]]}}}}
{{defn|Local {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} connected chiefly with protection against disaster and malicious spirits. They protect the boundaries of villages.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kunekune (urban legend)|Kunekune]]}}}}
{{defn|A long, slender strip of paper that wiggles on rice or barley fields during hot summers, this {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} is actually a recent invention.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuni-no-Tokotachi]]}}}}
{{defn|One of two gods born after the heavens and earth took shape, born from a reed-shoot growing between heaven and earth. He is a {{translit|ja|[[hitorigami]]}} and the first of the {{translit|ja|[[kamiyonanayo]]}}, the seven generations of {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} that culminate in [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Kunitama]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} that acts as a [[tutelary deity]] or guardian of a province of Japan or sometimes other areas in [[Shinto]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kunitsukami]]}}}}
{{defn|The general term for {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of the land, who live on earth, as opposed to the {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}} who live in {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}}. They are considered personifications of the land, and are thusly associated with geographical areas along with their inhabitants. Non-royal families also view them as their ancestors.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuniumi]]}}}}
{{Defn|The creation of the primordial landmass {{translit|ja|[[Onogoroshima]]}} by [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]], followed by the creation of the islands of Japan. The {{translit|ja|[[kamiumi]]}}, where the land's {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} were born, came afterward.}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Kuni-yuzuri]]}}}}
{{defn|The passage of leadership of Japan from the earthly {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} (the {{translit|ja|[[kunitsukami]]}}) to the heavenly {{translit|ja|kami}} (the {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}}) and their eventual descendants, the [[Imperial House of Japan]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuraokami]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[Japanese dragon]] and [[Shinto]] deity of rain and snow, born from [[Kagu-tsuchi]]'s blood or body after [[Izanagi]] slew him because his birth killed [[Izanami]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi]]}}}}
{{Defn|A sword [[Susanoo]] found in one of the tails of the {{translit|ja|[[Yamata-no-Orochi]]}} after he killed it and subsequently gave to [[Amaterasu]] to settle an old grievance between them. It is part of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kushinadahime]]}}}}
{{defn|One of the wives of [[Susanoo]], whom he saved from being eaten by the {{translit|ja|[[Yamata-no-Orochi]]}}. She was the mother of [[Yashimajinumi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuzenbo]]}}}}
{{defn|The king of all {{translit|ja|[[Kappa (folklore)|kappa]]}}, who dwells in the [[Chikugo River]], which flows through [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] and [[Saga Prefecture]]. He was originally merely the leader of the mountain {{translit|ja|kappa}} until he won a contest against [[Sha Wujing]] for leadership of the river {{translit|ja|kappa}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kuzuryū]]}}}}
{{defn|A nine-headed dragon deity sometimes associated with water.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Kyōkotsu]]}}}}
{{defn|A skeletal figure that emerges from a well where someone died a violent death.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[jiangshi|Kyonshii]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of the Chinese hopping vampire, known as {{translit|zh|[[jiāngshī]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro#Second Volume|Kyōrinrin]]}}}}
{{defn|Scrolls or papers that have come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Fox spirit|Kyubi]]}}}}
{{defn|Another name for {{translit|ja|[[kitsune]]}}.}}

{{glossary end}}

==M==
{{glossary}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Makuragaeshi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that flips pillows and moves sleepers' bodies.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Maneki-neko]]}}}}
{{defn|A luck-bringing cat spirit commonly depicted in figurines.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mazoku]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for demons, devils and evil spirits.}} 

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi|Mekurabe]]}}}}
{{defn|The multiplying, combining human skulls that menaced [[Taira no Kiyomori]] in his courtyard in [[The Tale of the Heike]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Menreiki]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} composed of {{translit|ja|[[gigaku]]}} masks.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Miage-nyūdō]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of {{translit|ja|[[mikoshi-nyūdō]]}} from [[Sado Island]] that grows taller as fast as you can look up at it but disappears if you look down instead.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mikaribaba]]}}}}
{{defn|A one-eyed old woman from the [[Kantō region]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mikoshi-nyūdō]]}}}}
{{defn|A bald [[goblin]] with an extending neck that enjoys scaring people by peeking over the top of folding screens and the like.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Misaki]]}}}}
{{defn|A term for various high-ranking divine spirits, taken from the name for a {{translit|ja|[[kannushi]]}}'s vanguard.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mitama]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirit of a {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} or the soul of a dead person, composed of four parts: the {{transliteration|ja|ara-mitama}}, the {{transliteration|ja|nigi-mitama}}, the {{transliteration|ja|saki-mitama}} and the {{transliteration|ja|kushi-mitama}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mizuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A dangerous water [[dragon]], believed by some to be a deity.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mizuhanome]]}}}}
{{defn|A water {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} born from [[Izanami]]'s urine as she died, tasked with her dying breath with pacifying [[Kagu-tsuchi]] should he become violent and dousing his fires. She is the sister of [[Wakumusubi]], who was born the same way.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mokumokuren]]}}}}
{{defn|A swarm of eyes that appear on torn paper sliding walls in old buildings.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Momonjii]]}}}}
{{defn|A mischievous spirit that takes the form of an old man and waits for travelers at every fork in the road.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mononoke]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for any mischievous or troublesome creature/entity of uncertain origin, sometimes used to refer to [[yōkai]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Moreya]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} famous for battling [[Takeminakata]], he is the mythical ancestor of the Moriya clan.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Morinji-no-kama}}}}
{{defn|Another name for {{translit|ja|[[bunbuku chagama]]}}, the {{translit|ja|[[bake-danuki]]}} teakettle.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mōryō]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for various water demons that eat corpses.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Mujina]]}}}}
{{defn|A shapeshifting [[badger]] spirit.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Myōbu#Legends connecting kitsune to the title myōbu|Myōbu]]}}}}
{{defn|A title sometimes given to a higher-ranking {{translit|ja|[[kitsune]]}} servant of [[Inari Ōkami]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Myōjin]]}}}}
{{defn|A title historically given to {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} and, by extension, their shrines.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Myōken]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[deification]] of the [[North Star]]  worshipped mainly in the [[Shingon]], [[Tendai]] and [[Nichiren]] schools of [[Japanese Buddhism]].}}

{{glossary end}}

==N==
{{glossary}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nakisawame]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of spring water, born from the tears [[Izanagi]] shed after [[Izanami]] died from giving birth to [[Kagu-tsuchi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Namahage]]}}}}
{{defn|A ritual-disciplinary [[demon]] from the [[Oga Peninsula]] area of [[Akita Prefecture]] whose purpose is to scare naughty children into behaving.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Namazu (Japanese mythology)|Namazu]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant [[catfish]] dwelling beneath the earth, near the {{translit|ja|[[kaname-ishi]]}}, the rock that holds down the Japanese archipelago, that causes earthquakes when it moves. [[Takemikazuchi]] is said to restrain it, but he occasionally lets his guard down.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nekomata]]}}}}
{{defn|A malevolent cat {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} with either two tails or a forked tail, different from the {{translit|ja|[[bakeneko]]}} in that it typically doesn't shapeshift.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ne-no-kuni]]}}}}
{{defn|A mythical realm that is sometimes considered the same as {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}} and {{translit|ja|[[Tokoyo no kuni]]}}. [[Susanoo]] is said to be its ruler.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nuppeppō|Nikujin]]}}}}
{{defn|Another name for {{translit|ja|[[nuppeppō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ningen (folklore)|Ningen]]}}}}
{{defn|An enormous white [[whale]]-like sea creature with humanoid features that dwells in subantarctic oceans, this {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} is actually a recent invention.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ningyo]]}}}}
{{defn|A fish person or [[mermaid]], the flesh of which is sometimes said to grant good health and long life, if not outright immortality.}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]]}}}}
{{defn|Grandson of sun goddess [[Amaterasu]] and great-grandfather of Japan's first emperor, [[Emperor Jimmu]]. The {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}} sent him down from {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}} to replace [[Ōkuninushi]] as the ruler of the earth.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nobusuma]]}}}}
{{defn|A flying squirrel-like monster (possibly inspired by the [[Indian giant flying squirrel]]).}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Noderabō]]}}}}
{{defn|A monk spirit that haunts abandoned temples and rings the bell when there's no one around.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yako (fox)|Nogitsune]]}}}}
{{defn|A dangerous type of {{translit|ja|[[kitsune]]}} from [[Kyūshū]] that is known to possess people.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Noppera-bō]]}}}}
{{defn|A faceless [[ghost]] that enjoys scaring people and is sometimes confused with {{translit|ja|[[mujina]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Nozuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A fat snake-like creature.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nue]]}}}}
{{defn|A Japanese chimera with the head of a [[monkey]], the body of a [[raccoon dog]], the legs of a [[tiger]], and a [[snake]]-headed tail. It plagued the Emperor with nightmares in the {{translit|ja|[[The Tale of the Heike|Heike Monogatari]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nukekubi]]}}}}
{{defn|A vicious humanlike monster whose head detaches from its body, often confused with the much more peaceful {{translit|ja|[[rokurokubi]]}}, whose neck merely extends indefinitely.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nunakawahime]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who helps with singing, blessings of children and easy childbirth. She is the wife of [[Ōkuninushi]] and the mother of [[Ajisukitakahikone]], [[Kotoshironushi]] and [[Takeminakata]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nuppeppō]]}}}}
{{defn|An animated lump of decaying meat with vaguely humanoid features, believed by some to be a type of {{translit|ja|[[noppera-bō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nurarihyon]]}}}}
{{defn|A strange large-headed character who sneaks into houses on busy evenings, said by some to be the boss of all {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nure-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|A huge [[snake]]-like monster with a woman's head, which appears on the seashore.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nuribotoke]]}}}}
{{defn|An animated corpse with blackened flesh and dangling eyeballs.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nurikabe (folklore)|Nurikabe]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly wall from [[Kyūshū]] that traps and misdirects travelers at night.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Nyūdō-bōzu]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that grows taller the further one looks up and is thusly considered a type of ''[[mikoshi-nyūdō]]'', believed in some places to be a {{translit|Ja|[[bake-danuki|tanuki]]}} or {{translit|ja|[[mujina]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#First Volume – Rain|Nyūnaisuzume]]}}}}
{{defn|[[Old World sparrow|Sparrows]] that flew from the mouth of exiled poet [[Fujiwara no Sanekata]].}}
{{glossary end}}

==O==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Obake]]}}}}
{{defn|Various shapeshifting spirits that are a type of {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}}; also known as {{translit|ja|bakemono}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Obariyon}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} which rides piggyback on a human victim and becomes unbearably heavy.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Oboroguruma]]}}}}
{{defn|An ox cart with a face in its carriage that appears on misty moonlit nights in [[Kyoto]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ehon Hyaku Monogatari|Ōgama]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant [[toad]] which breathes rainbow-like smoke and wields a giant spear against whoever attacks it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yotsuya Kaidan|Oiwa]]}}}}
{{defn|The ghost of a woman with a disfigured face, who was poisoned and murdered by her husband. The most famous {{translit|ja|[[onryō]]}} of all.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Ōkaburo]]}}}}
{{defn|A cross-dressing {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that haunts brothels.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Japanese wolf#Culture|Ōkami]]}}}}
{{defn|A powerful [[wolf]] spirit that either takes a person's life or protects it, depending on the actions one takes in their life.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Banchō Sarayashiki|Okiku]]}}}}
{{defn|The plate-counting ghost of a servant girl who met a tragic end. One of the three most famous {{translit|ja|[[onryō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ōkubi]]}}}}
{{defn|The huge face of a woman which appears in the sky, either portending disaster or causing it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ōkuninushi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic.  He is the son of [[Ame-no-Fuyukinu]], the husband of [[Nunakawahime]] and the father of [[Ajisukitakahikone]], [[Kotoshironushi]] and [[Takeminakata]]. He was the leader of the terrestrial {{translit|ja|kami}} (the {{translit|ja|[[kunitsukami]]}}) and the original ruler of the earth until the heavenly {{translit|ja|kami}} (the {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}}) demanded he step down in favor of them. His replacement was [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Okuri-inu]]}}}}
{{defn|A spectral [[dog]] which follows lone travelers, attacking them if they trip and fall over. Similar to the [[Black dog (ghost)|Black dog]] of English folklore.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Ōmagatoki}}}}
{{defn|The moment of dusk, when the spirit world and the material world overlap as the night-things come out to play until dawn comes.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Omizunu]]}}}}
{{defn|The great-great-grandson of [[Susanoo]] and father of [[Ame-no-Fuyukinu]], who is famous for expanding [[Izumo Province]] by dragging a piece of the land of [[Silla]] over to it. He also gave the province its name, naming it after himself.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Omoikane]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of intelligence and wisdom, called upon to provide good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities. He is a son of [[Takamimusubi]] and the brother of [[Futodama]] and [[Takuhadachiji-hime]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ōmononushi]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[mitama]]}} of [[Ōkuninushi]], god of nation-building, agriculture, business, medicine, brewing, and seafaring.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ōmukade]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant, human-eating [[centipede]] that lives in the mountains and finds human saliva toxic.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Oni (folklore)|Oni]]}}}}
{{defn|The classic Japanese [[demon]]. It is an [[ogre]]-like creature which often has horns.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onibaba (folklore)|Onibaba]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[demon]]ic [[hag]] of [[Adachigahara]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onibi]]}}}}
{{defn|A demonic flame which sucks out the life of those who come too close to it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onihitokuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A species of one-eyed {{translit|ja|oni}} that kill and eat humans, large enough to devour a man in one bite.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onikuma]]}}}}
{{defn|A bipedal bear {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} from the [[Kiso Valley]] in [[Nagano Prefecture]], that carries livestock out of villages at night.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Onmoraki]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[bird]]-demon created from the spirits of freshly dead corpses.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onmyōji]]}}}}
{{defn|A human who has powers like those of a {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}}, typically employed by the Imperial Court for divination rituals and the like.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onogoroshima]]}}}}
{{defn|The primordial landmass [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]] raised from the sea with the spear {{translit|ja|[[Ame-no-Nuboko]]}}. They then built a palace on top with a great column in the middle. When they had done this, they went around the column in opposite directions, and when they met on the opposite side, they were married and they began to give birth to the islands of Japan.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Onryō]]}}}}
{{defn|A vengeful [[ghost]] formed from powerful feelings like [[Rage (emotion)|rage]] or [[Sorrow (emotion)|sorrow]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ōnyūdō]]}}}}
{{defn|A general term for {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that take on the appearance of Buddhist monks.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Osakabehime]]}}}}
{{defn|An old woman {{translit|ja|yōkai}} who resides in [[Himeji Castle]] in [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] and who can read and manipulate people's hearts.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Osaki]]}}}}
{{defn|A term for possession by a {{translit|ja|[[kitsune]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Oshira-sama]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[tutelary deity]] of the home. When it is in one's home, one cannot eat meat and only women are allowed to touch it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Oto-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|The daughter of [[Ryūjin]] the Dragon God, told of in the tale of [[Urashima Tarō]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Otoroshi]]}}}}
{{defn|A hairy creature that perches on {{translit|ja|[[torii]]}} gates to shrines and temples.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ouni]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of {{translit|ja|[[yama-uba]]}} with a slit mouth and a body covered in long black hair.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Oyagami]]}}}}
{{defn|An ancestor, deity, or soul of an ancestor who is worshipped as a deity in a certain clan.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Oyamakui no Kami]]}}}}
{{defn|The androgynous, possibly hermaphroditic {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of mountains and good health, child of [[Toshigami]] and grandchild of [[Susanoo]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ōyamatsumi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of mountains, seas and war, and an elder brother of [[Amaterasu]], [[Susanoo]] and [[Tsukuyomi]], born from [[Kagu-tsuchi]]'s blood or body when [[Izanagi]] killed him after his birth killed [[Izanami]]. He is the brother and husband of [[Kaya-no-hime]], the father of [[Konohanasakuya-hime]], [[Konohanachiru-hime]] and [[Iwanaga-hime]] and many others, and the grandfather of [[Hoderi]], [[Hosuseri]] and [[Hoori]].}}

{{glossary end}}

==R==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Raijin]]}}}}
{{defn|The Shinto [[thunder]] god, brother of [[Fūjin]] the wind god. They were unleashed upon the world when [[Izanagi]] fled {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Raijū]]}}}}
{{defn|A doglike beast that falls to earth in a lightning bolt, said to be the companion of Raijin.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Raitaro]]}}}}
{{defn|A thunder god said to be the son of [[Raijin]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Reikon]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Shinto]] term for the soul, which, after death, stays in a type of [[purgatory]] until proper funeral rites are performed.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Rōjinbi]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly fire that appears with an old person, sometimes believed to be the work of {{translit|ja|[[tengu]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Rokurokubi]]}}}}
{{defn|A person, usually female, whose neck can stretch indefinitely, as opposed to the much more vicious {{translit|ja|[[nukekubi]]}}, whose head detaches completely.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ryūgū]]}}}}
{{defn|The undersea Dragon Palace where [[Ryūjin]] the Dragon God lives alongside his daughter, [[Oto-hime]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ryūjin]]}}}}
{{defn|The Dragon God of the sea, who dwells in the undersea Dragon Palace and is the father of [[Oto-hime]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Japanese dragon|Ryuu]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese [[dragon]], typically associated with water and rainfall.}}
{{glossary end}}

==S==
{{glossary}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sha Wujing|Sa Gojō]]}}}}
{{defn|The water monster [[Sha Wujing]] from ''[[Journey to the West]]'', often interpreted in Japan as a {{translit|ja|[[kappa]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sakabashira]]}}}}
{{defn|An inverted wooden pillar in a temple that attracts {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} and causes bad luck.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Samebito]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[shark]]-man from the undersea [[Ryūgū-jō|Dragon Palace]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sankai]]}}}}
{{defn|An amorphous afterbirth spirit that takes the place of a baby if a pregnant mother is not properly cared for.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#First Volume – Rain|Sansei]]}}}}
{{defn|A humanoid {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} with a single leg twisted backwards.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Second Volume – Dark|Sarakazoe]]}}}}
{{defn|A type of {{translit|ja|[[onibi]]}} that appears as a counting plate.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sarutahiko Ōkami]]}}}}
{{defn|The patron {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of [[martial arts]] and the guardian of the {{translit|ja|[[Ame-no-ukihashi]]}} bridge. He initially blocked [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]]'s descent to earth until [[Ame-no-Uzume]] persuaded him to let him pass. He would later become her husband.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Satori (folklore)|Satori]]}}}}
{{defn|A mountain-dwelling monkey-like creature that can read one's thoughts, hailing from [[Gifu Prefecture]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sazae-oni]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[turban snail]] of great age, typically thirty years, which has gained the ability to turn into a woman.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Azure Dragon|Seiryū]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of the Chinese [[Azure Dragon]] of the East.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Senbiki-ōkami]]}}}}
{{defn|A phenomenon where a pack of wolves chase a hunter up a tree, then stack themselves to form a ladder for the largest wolf to climb in order to get to the hunter.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sesshō-seki]]}}}}
{{defn|The poison gas-spewing "killing stone" which {{translit|ja|[[Tamamo-no-Mae]]}}'s spirit transformed into upon her final defeat in the form of {{translit|ja|Hoji}}, until her repentant spirit's eventual exorcism. The stone has since broken, much to the dismay of those unaware of her change of heart.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shachihoko]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[dragon]]-headed [[carp]] whose image is often used in architecture.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shibaemon-tanuki]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|bake-danuki}} from [[Awaji Island]]. One of the three most famous {{translit|ja|[[Bake-danuki|tanuki]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shichinin misaki]]}}}}
{{defn|A group of seven ghosts told of in [[Shikoku]] and the [[Chūgoku region]] who sicken the living, seeking to ascend to Heaven by forcing their victims to take their place.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shidaidaka]]}}}}
{{defn|A size-changing humanoid {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that appears above roads in the [[Chūgoku region]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shikigami]]}}}}
{{defn|A spirit or minor {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} summoned to do the bidding of an {{translit|ja|[[onmyōji]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shikome]]}}}}
{{defn|Wild women, or perhaps a single wild woman, sent by [[Izanami]] to pursue [[Izanagi]] as he fled {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shinatsuhiko]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of wind, created when [[Izanagi]] blew away the morning clouds from the freshly-created islands of Japan.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shinigami]]}}}}
{{defn|Malevolent spirits that appear where people have died violently and try to lure others to similar if not identical deaths.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shintai]]}}}}
{{defn|Physical objects worshipped at or near [[Shinto shrine]]s as repositories where spirits or {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} reside. They are not the {{translit|ja|kami}} themselves, just temporary repositories which make the {{translit|ja|kami}} accessible for humans to worship. They are, by nature and necessity, {{translit|ja|[[yorishiro]]}}, objects capable of attracting {{translit|ja|kami}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shiranui (Optical phenomenon)|Shiranui]]}}}}
{{defn|A mysterious flame seen over the seas in [[Kumamoto Prefecture]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shirime]]}}}}
{{defn|An apparition in the shape of a man having an eye in the place of his anus.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shirōneri]]}}}}
{{defn|[[Mosquito]] nettings or dust clothes that have come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shiryō]]}}}}
{{defn|The souls of the dead, the opposite of {{translit|ja|[[ikiryō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shisa]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]n version of the {{translit|ja|[[Imperial guardian lion|shishi]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Imperial guardian lion|Shishi]]}}}}
{{defn|The paired [[lion]]-dogs that guard the entrances of temples.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shōjō]]}}}}
{{defn|Red-haired sea [[Sprite (creature)|sprite]]s who love alcohol, believed by some to actually be [[orangutans]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shōkera]]}}}}
{{defn|A creature which peeks in through the skylights of old houses.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Shuten-dōji]]}}}}
{{defn|The name of a particularly powerful {{translit|ja|[[oni]]}} lord killed by [[Minamoto no Yorimitsu]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sōjōbō]]}}}}
{{defn|The famous {{translit|ja|daitengu}} of [[Mount Kurama]], who rules over all {{translit|ja|[[tengu]]}} as their king and god.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sorei]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirits of those ancestors that have been the target of special memorial services that have been held for them at certain fixed times after their death.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sun Wukong|Son Gokū]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[monkey]] king Sun Wukong from ''[[Journey to the West]]''.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Suijin]]}}}}
{{defn|A name given to the {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of water and to a wide variety of mythical and magical creatures found in water.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Suiko}}}}
{{defn|Another name for {{translit|ja|[[kappa]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sukunabikona]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Shinto]] {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of the {{translit|ja|[[onsen]]}} ([[hot springs]]), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing {{translit|ja|[[Sake (beverage)|sake]]}} and knowledge. The child of either [[Kamimusubi]] or [[Takamimusubi]], he helped [[Ōkuninushi]] build the land known as [[Izumo Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sumiyoshi sanjin]]}}}}
{{defn|A collective name for three gods of the sea and sailing, born together with [[Watatsumi]] when [[Izanagi]] purified himself after returning from {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Sunakake-baba}}}}
{{defn|An old woman who throws sand in people's faces.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sunekosuri]]}}}}
{{defn|A doglike {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} from [[Okayama Prefecture]] that rubs against people's legs at night or when it is raining and gets in people's way as they walk.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Susanoo]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Shinto]] storm god, brother of [[Amaterasu]] the sun goddess and [[Tsukuyomi]] the moon god. He was banished from {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}} and some say he now rules {{translit|ja|[[Ne-no-kuni]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Vermilion Bird|Suzaku]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of the Chinese [[Vermilion Bird]] of the South.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Suzuri-no-tamashii]]}}}}
{{defn|An inkstone that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}
{{glossary end}}

==T==
{{glossary}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tajimamori]]}}}}
{{Defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of sweets, who was sent by [[Emperor Suinin]] to fetch a magical fruit from the land of {{translit|ja|[[Tokoyo no kuni]]}}. He returned after ten years to find that the Emperor had died. He gave some of the fruit to the Emperor's widow and offered the rest of the fruit at the Emperor's tomb, then died of grief.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takakuraji]]}}}}
{{Defn|The great-grandson of [[Watatsumi]], the son of [[Amenohoakari]] and the ancestor of the [[Owari clan]], he helped with [[Jimmu's Eastern Expedition]]. [[Takemikazuchi]] placed his sword in Takakuraji's warehouse, where Takakuraji found it and then gave it to [[Emperor Jimmu]] after being told to do so in a dream.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takamagahara]]}}}}
{{defn|The abode of the heavenly {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} (the {{translit|ja|[[amatsukami]]}}), typically depicted as being in the sky and connected to the earth below by a floating bridge called {{translit|ja|[[Ame-no-ukihashi]]}}, which is guarded by [[Sarutahiko Ōkami]].}}

{{translit|Ja|{{term|[[Takamimusubi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of agriculture and the second of the first beings to come into existence when the heavens and the earth took shape. He is a {{translit|ja|[[hitorigami]]}}, one of the five {{translit|ja|[[kotoamatsukami]]}} and the father of  [[Futodama]], [[Omoikane]] and [[Takuhadachiji-hime]] and possibly the father of [[Sukunabikona]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takaonna]]}}}}
{{defn|A female spirit that can stretch her waist to peer inside buildings.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takarabune]]}}}}
{{defn| A mythical ship piloted through the heavens by the [[Seven Lucky Gods]] during the first three days of the New Year.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takemikazuchi]]}}}}
{{defn|A sword god, a god of thunder, and a participant in the first recorded [[sumo wrestling]] match, which was against [[Takeminakata]]. He is the son of [[Ame-no-ohabari]] via the spilled blood of [[Kagu-tsuchi]]. He also subdued [[Amatsu-Mikaboshi]] and tries to keep the giant catfish {{translit|ja|[[Namazu]]}} from causing earthquakes at the {{translit|ja|[[kaname-ishi]]}}, the rock that holds down the Japanese archipelago.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takeminakata]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of wind, water, hunting and warfare, and the ancestor of the [[Suwa clan]], among others. The son of [[Ōkuninushi]] and [[Nunakawahime]], the husband of [[Yasakatome]] and the brother of [[Ajisukitakahikone]] and [[Kotoshironushi]]. He was [[Takemikazuchi]]'s opponent in the first recorded [[sumo wrestling]] match.}} 

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takitsuhiko]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of waterfalls, the son of [[Ajisukitakahikone]] and the nephew of [[Kotoshironushi]] and [[Takemikazuchi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Takuhadachiji-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of textiles, a daughter of [[Takamimusubi]], the younger sister of [[Omoikane]], the wife of [[Ame-no-oshihomimi]] and the mother of [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] and [[Amenohoakari]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tamakushi-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|The daughter of [[Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto]], the wife of either [[Kotoshironushi]] or [[Ōmononushi]], and the mother of [[Himetataraisuzu-hime]], the first Empress of Japan, second wife of [[Emperor Jimmu]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tamamo-no-Mae]]}}}}
{{defn|A wicked nine-tailed [[fox]] who appeared as a courtesan to beguile [[Emperor Konoe]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tamanooya-no-Mikoto]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who created the gem {{translit|ja|[[Yasakani-no-Magatama]]}}. He is the ancestor of the [[Shinabe clan]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tamayori-hime (mother of Jimmu)|Tamayori-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|A daughter of [[Watatsumi]] and the sister of [[Toyotama-hime]], she raised her sister's son [[Ugayafukiaezu]] in her stead. She later became his wife and the mother of [[Emperor Jimmu]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Ta-no-Kami]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} who observes the harvest of rice plants to bring a good harvest, and as such is revered by farmers and peasants.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Bake-danuki|Tanuki]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Japanese raccoon dog]]. In folklore, {{translit|ja|tanuki}} have the ability to shapeshift.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tanuki-bayashi]]}}}}
{{defn|A phenomenon where flutes and drums are heard at night with no visible source, thought to be a {{translit|ja|[[Bake-danuki|tanuki]]}} trick.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Teke Teke]]}}}}
{{defn|The vengeful spirit of a slain schoolgirl, with a half upper-torso body, who goes around killing people by slicing them in half at the waist using a [[scythe]], thusly mimicking her own disfigurement.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ten (folklore)|Ten]]}}}}
{{defn|A mischievous shapeshifting [[weasel]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tengu]]}}}}
{{defn|A wise [[demon]] with two variants: a red-skinned old man with a long nose, or an anthropomorphic bird.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tenjin (kami)|Tenjin]]}}}}
{{defn|The patron {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of academics, scholarship, of learning, and of the [[intelligentsia]]. He is the [[deification]] of [[Sugawara no Michizane]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#Third Volume – Dawn|Tenjōkudari]]}}}}
{{defn|A female {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that crawls on the ceiling.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tenka (kaika)|Tenka]]}}}}
{{defn|Atmospheric ghost lights, once believed to be a type of {{translit|ja|[[onryō]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Sky Fox (mythology)|Tenko]]}}}}
{{defn|An elderly fox spirit that has gained its ninth and final tail and thusly reached the full extent of its power.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tennin]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese Buddhist version of [[angel]]s.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tenome]]}}}}
{{defn|A ghostly blind man with his eyes on his palms.}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Tenson kōrin]]}}}}
{{Defn|The descent of [[Amaterasu]]'s grandson [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]] from {{translit|ja|[[Takamagahara]]}} to the land of Japan (then known as {{translit|ja|[[Ashihara no Nakatsukuni]]}}) to become its ruler. Soon after this, [[Hoori]] and his siblings [[Hoderi]] and [[Hosuseri]] were born.}} 

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki#First Volume – Rain|Teratsutsuki]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[onryō]]}} of a man who lived in the 6th century.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tesso]]}}}}
{{defn|A priest from the [[Heian period]] who was snubbed by the Emperor and became a swarm of rats which laid waste to a rival temple.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tōfu-kozō]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that appears as a young boy carrying a tray of {{translit|ja|[[tōfu]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{Term|[[Tokoyo no kuni]]}}}}
{{defn|A mythical realm where various {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} and spirits of ancestors live with eternal youth. [[Tajimamori]] was sent here by [[Emperor Suinin]] to fetch a magical fruit.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Toshigami]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of abundant harvests, specifically of rice and grain, and a son of [[Susanoo]]. He is the older brother of [[Ukanomitama]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Toyotama-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|A daughter of [[Watatsumi]], the sister of [[Tamayori-hime (mother of Jimmu)|Tamayori-hime]], the wife of [[Hoori]], the mother of [[Ugayafukiaezu]] and the grandmother of [[Emperor Jimmu]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Toyouke-hime]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of agriculture, industry, food, clothing, and houses in the [[Shinto]] religion. She is the granddaughter of [[Izanagi]] and the daughter of [[Wakumusubi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsuchigumo]]}}}}
{{defn|A clan of spider-like {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsuchinoko]]}}}}
{{defn|A legendary serpentine monster. It is now a [[cryptid]] resembling a fat snake.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Tsukinowaguma}}}}
{{defn|A legendary bear.<ref>Clarissa Pinkola Estés, ''Women who Run with the Wolves'' (1996), Ch. 12.</ref>}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsukumogami]]}}}}
{{defn|An animated [[tea caddy]] that [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] used to bargain a peace with [[Oda Nobunaga]]. It is now understood to mean any 100-year-old inanimate object that has come to life.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsukuyomi]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[Shinto]] moon god, brother of [[Amaterasu]] the sun goddess and [[Susanoo]] the storm god.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsurara-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|An icicle that became a woman, often confused with {{translit|ja|[[yuki-onna]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsurubebi]]}}}}
{{defn|A fiery {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that drops out of the tops of trees and dangles, also known in some places as {{translit|ja|[[tsurube-otoshi]]}}.}} 

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsurube-otoshi]]}}}}
{{defn|A monster that drops out of the tops of trees to attack and sometimes eat those who pass beneath the trees.}}
{{glossary end}}

==U==
{{glossary}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ubagabi]]}}}}
{{defn|Atmospheric ghost lights from [[Kawachi Province]] and [[Tanba Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ubume]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirit of a woman who died in childbirth, lingering to protect the child she left behind or to lament its death and her own.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ugajin]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of harvests and fertility, commonly depicted as a coiled snake with the head of a man or a woman.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ugayafukiaezu]]}}}}
{{defn|The son of [[Hoori]] and [[Toyotama-hime]], the husband of [[Tamayori-hime (mother of Jimmu)|Tamayori-hime]], and the father of [[Emperor Jimmu]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ujigami]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[Shinto]] guardian spirit or {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of a particular place, prayed to for a number of reasons, such as success in endeavors, good harvests and protection from sickness.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ukanomitama]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} associated with food and agriculture, often identified with [[Inari Ōkami]], the {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of rice, a child of [[Susanoo]] and the younger sibling of [[Toshigami]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ukemochi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of food who produced food by vomiting or defecating, slain by either [[Susanoo]] or [[Tsukuyomi]], who either feared she had poisoned the food by producing it in that manner or felt the act was disrespectful. The version where Tsukuyomi was the killer explains why the sun and the moon are not seen together as [[Amaterasu]], who heard of Ukemochi's passing, never wanted to meet her killer again, or he hides during the day out of fear of her wrath.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Uma-no-ashi}}}}
{{defn|A tree with hidden horse's legs that kick passersby before withdrawing into the leaves to hide.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Umashiashikabihikoji]]}}}}
{{defn|The fourth deity to come into existence when the heavens and the earth took shape, born from a reed-like object that appeared between heaven and earth. He is a {{translit|ja|[[hitorigami]]}} and one of the five {{translit|ja|[[kotoamatsukami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Umibōzu]]}}}}
{{defn|A giant humanoid monster that appears on the surface of the sea and tries to sink ships in various ways.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|Umi-nyōbō}}}}
{{defn|A female sea monster who steals fish.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Umi zatō]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that manifests as a giant Buddhist monk striding across the ocean waves, seen off the coast of [[Rikuchū Province]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ungaikyō]]}}}}
{{defn|A mirror that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}} and now distorts all reflections into monstrous images.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ushi no toki mairi]]}}}}
{{defn|A curse cast at the Hour of the Ox (between 1 and 3 in the morning) by a [[black magic]] user, with various harmful effects.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Ushi-oni]]}}}}
{{defn|The name given to an assortment of [[ox]]-headed monsters that appear on beaches and attack those who walk there.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Kudan (yōkai)#Ushi-onna|Ushi-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|A kimono-clad woman with a cow's head, the opposite of the {{translit|ja|[[Kudan (yōkai)|kudan]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Ushirogami]]}}}}
{{defn|A one-eyed, footless female spirit who sneaks up behind people to pull on their hair.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Uwan]]}}}}
{{defn|A spirit named for the sound it makes when surprising people.}}
{{glossary end}}

==W==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Waira]]}}}}
{{defn|A large beast that lurks in the mountains, about which little is known.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Wakahiru-me]]}}}}
{{Defn|A goddess of the rising sun, either a daughter or little sister of [[Amaterasu]]. Some say she was the maiden killed when [[Susanoo]] threw a flayed horse at Amaterasu's loom.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Wakumusubi]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of agriculture, who was either born from [[Izanami]]'s urine as she died or from the union of [[Kagu-tsuchi]] and [[Haniyasu-hiko and Haniyasu-hime|Haniyasu-hime]]. He is the brother of [[Mizuhanome]] and the father of [[Toyouke-hime]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Wani (dragon)|Wani]]}}}}
{{defn|A dragon or sea monster comparable to an [[alligator]] or [[crocodile]] (or perhaps a shark, given the kanji). A related word has been applied to the [[saltwater crocodile]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Wanyūdō]]}}}}
{{defn|A flaming wheel with a man's head in the center, that sucks out the soul of anyone who sees it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Watatsumi]]}}}}
{{defn|Possibly another name for [[Ryūjin]], or another dragon god of the sea. [[Tamayori-hime (mother of Jimmu)|Tamayori-hime]] and [[Toyotama-hime]] are his daughters.}}

{{glossary end}}

==Y==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yadōkai]]}}}}
{{defn|The spirits of low-ranking monks who have turned to mischief.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yakusanoikazuchi]]}}}}
{{Defn|The collective name for eight thunder deities, said to be either the maggots on [[Izanami]]'s corpse or some of the forces she sent to pursue [[Izanagi]] as he fled {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}. Each one represents a different type of storm.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yamabiko (folklore)|Yamabiko]]}}}}
{{defn|Small mountain-dwelling creatures that create echoes.}}

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{{translit|ja|{{term|Yama-inu}}}}
{{defn|A doglike mountain spirit that may appear to travelers on mountain roads. It may be friendly, or may attack and kill the traveler, depending on the tale (also see the [[Japanese wolf]]).}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yamajijii]]}}}}
{{defn|An old man spirit with one eye and one leg, found in [[Shikoku]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yamako]]}}}}
{{defn|An [[ape]]-like occasionally-cannibalistic creature that can read minds.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yama-no-Kami]]}}}}
{{defn|The {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of mountains. There are two types: gods of the mountains who are worshipped by hunters, woodcutters, and charcoal burners or gods of agriculture who come down from the mountains and are worshipped by farmers. They are generally considered to be female.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro|Yamaoroshi]]}}}}
{{defn|A vegetable [[grater]] that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}. It is said to be almost porcupine-like in appearance.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yamata no Orochi]]}}}}
{{defn|The eight-headed dragon/[[snake|serpent]] monster slain by the god [[Susanoo]] to rescue [[Kushinadahime]], who would become his first wife. He found the sword {{translit|ja|[[Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi]]}} in one of its tails and gave it to [[Amaterasu]] to settle an old grievance between them.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yama-uba]]}}}}
{{defn|A [[crone]]-like {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} who dwells in the mountains.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yamawaro]]}}}}
{{defn|Mountain-dwelling {{translit|ja|yōkai}} from Western Japan, believed by some to actually be {{translit|ja|[[kappa]]}} that have moved to the mountains.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yanari]]}}}}
{{defn|A phenomenon where a house or furniture shakes for no reason, once thought to be a prank by house-dwelling {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} but now considered a [[poltergeist]]-like phenomenon.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yasakani-no-Magatama]]}}}}
{{Defn|A jewel that was made by [[Tamanooya-no-Mikoto]]. It is part of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yasakatome]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}} of water, agriculture, hot springs and nation-building. She is the wife of [[Takeminakata]], but very little is known about her. Some say she is a daughter of [[Watatsumi]], but no one is sure.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yashimajinumi]]}}}}
{{defn|The son of [[Susanoo]] and [[Kushinadahime]] and the husband of [[Konohanachiru-hime]]. He is one of the ancestors of [[Ōkuninushi]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yashima no Hage-tanuki]]}}}}
{{defn|A {{translit|ja|bake-danuki}} from [[Kagawa Prefecture]] that protects the [[Taira clan]]. One of the three most famous {{translit|ja|[[Bake-danuki|tanuki]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yatagarasu]]}}}}
{{defn|The giant three-legged [[crow]] of [[Amaterasu]] that guided [[Emperor Jimmu]] through the mountains to the land that would become his kingdom and is seen as a god of guidance. It is generally accepted as an incarnation of [[Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yata-no-Kagami]]}}}}
{{Defn|A mirror that was made by [[Ishikori-dome no Mikoto]] and [[Ama-Tsu-Mara]] to lure [[Amaterasu]] back out of {{translit|ja|[[Ama-no-Iwato]]}} after she hid herself away there. It is part of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yato-no-kami]]}}}}
{{defn|Deadly snake spirits which infest fields in [[Namegata]] county and kill the families of those who see them.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yobuko]]}}}}
{{defn|A mountain-dwelling spirit from the [[San'in region]] and the city of [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]] that is said to be the reason echoes occur.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[A Story of Oki Islands|Yofune-nushi]]}}}}
{{defn|A malevolent sea serpent from the [[Oki Islands]] that demanded the yearly sacrifice of virgin maidens until the daughter of an exiled samurai slew it.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yōkai]]}}}}
{{defn|A class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore. They can also be called {{nihongo||妖怪|[[ayakashi (yōkai)|ayakashi]]}}, {{nihongo||物の怪|[[mononoke]]}}, or {{translit|ja|mamono}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yomi]]}}}}
{{defn|The land of the dead, where [[Izanami]] went after giving birth to [[Kagu-tsuchi]] killed her. She now rules there.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yomotsu Hirasaka]]}}}}
{{defn|The boundary between {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}} and the land of the living, blocked by a huge boulder [[Izanagi]] placed there once he had escaped.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yomotsu-shikome]]}}}}
{{defn|The [[hag]]s of {{translit|ja|[[Yomi]]}}, or perhaps a single hag, sent by [[Izanami]] to pursue [[Izanagi]] as he fled.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi#Third Volume – Rain|Yonaki ishi]]}}}}
{{defn|Stones that are said to cry at night. The most famous of these is located in the city of [[Kakegawa]] in [[Shizuoka Prefecture]].}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yorishiro]]}}}}
{{defn|Objects capable of attracting {{translit|ja|[[kami]]}}, giving them a space to occupy during worship. They are used during ceremonies to call the {{translit|ja|kami}} for worship. Once a {{translit|ja|yorishiro}} actually houses a {{translit|ja|kami}}, it is called a {{translit|ja|[[shintai]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yōsei]]}}}}
{{defn|The Japanese version of [[fairies]], and the term for spirits from Western legends.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yosuzume]]}}}}
{{defn|A mysterious bird {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that sings at night, sometimes indicating that the {{translit|ja|[[okuri-inu]]}} is near.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yuki-onna]]}}}}
{{defn|A malevolent spirit that manifests as a beautiful woman wandering snowy mountain passes.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yume no seirei]]}}}}
{{defn|A wizened, emaciated old man {{translit|ja|[[yōkai]]}} that causes nightmares.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Yūrei]]}}}}
{{defn|Ghosts in a more Western sense, in that they are the lingering spirits of the restless dead.}}
{{glossary end}}

==Z==
{{glossary}}
{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Zashiki-warashi]]}}}}
{{defn|A protective childlike house spirit from [[Iwate Prefecture]] that brings good fortune to the house it inhabits.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Zenfushō]]}}}}
{{defn|A teakettle that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Zennyo Ryūō]]}}}}
{{defn|A dragon deity who is known for calling forth rain.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Tsukumogami#List of tsukumogami|Zorigami]]}}}}
{{defn|A clock that has come to life as a {{translit|ja|[[tsukumogami]]}}.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Zuijin]]}}}}
{{defn|[[Shinto]] warrior-guardian spirits that watch over shrine and temple gates.}}

{{translit|ja|{{term|[[Zunbera-bō]]}}}}
{{defn|Another name for the {{translit|ja|[[noppera-bō]]}}.}}
{{glossary end}}

==See also==
* [[Japanese mythology]]
* {{translit|ja|[[Kwaidan|Kaidan]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Deities]
* [https://hyakumonogatari.com 百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai | Translated Japanese Ghost Stories and Tales of the Weird and the Strange], a blog by Mizuki Shigeru 
* [https://en.gigazine.net/news/20081230_youkai_bronze/ 133 Yokai Statues on Mizuki Shigeru Road]

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