Keukegen

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The keukegen as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien.

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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