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:2026/01/04
轆轤首
Hiragana
ろくろくび
Noun
Japanese Meaning
日本の妖怪の一種。普段は人間の姿をしているが、夜になると首が異常に伸びるとされる存在。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひとににていてくびがじゆうにのびたりみじかくなったりするようかい
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本传说中的妖怪,脖子可随意伸缩 / 颈部能伸长缩短的长颈妖怪 / 想象中的生物,颈部可自由伸缩
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本傳說中的妖怪,脖子可自由伸縮 / 頸部極長、能伸縮的怪物
Korean Meaning
목이 자유자재로 늘어나거나 줄어드는 일본 전설 속 요괴 / 긴 목을 늘리거나 줄이는 능력을 가진 상상 속 괴물
Vietnamese Meaning
Yêu quái Nhật Bản có cổ dài, co duỗi tùy ý / Sinh vật tưởng tượng có cổ kéo dài hoặc thu ngắn / Quái vật cổ dài (rokurokubi)
Tagalog Meaning
nilalang sa alamat ng Hapon na may leeg na kayang humaba o umikli / halimaw sa kuwentong-bayan na nakaiuunat ng leeg ayon sa kagustuhan
Sense(1)
rokurokubi, an imaginary creature with a long neck that can stretch or shrink at will
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rokurokubi, an imaginary creature with a long neck that can stretch or shrink at will
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轆轤首
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She is a rokurokubi, and her neck stretches at night.
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彼女は轆轤首で、夜になると首が伸びます。
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