Keukegen
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a creature illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi.
Mythology
It resembles a small dog covered entirely in long hair. Its name is a pun - when written with different kanji (Script error: No such module "Lang".), keukegen means "an unusual thing which is rarely seen".
According to one report, the keukegen is a disease spirit which lives in damp, dark places and causes people in the house to get sick.
References
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- Mizuki Road: Keukegen
- CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Keukegen
- Japanese Wikipedia: Keukegen