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：2026/01/09
牛鬼
Hiragana
うしおに
Noun
rare
Japanese Meaning
日本の伝承に登場する妖怪の一種。牛のような角や頭部と、鬼や人間に似た胴体・手足を持つ怪物として描かれることが多い。海辺や山里に現れ、人を襲ったり災厄をもたらすとされる。地域によって姿や性質、伝承内容は異なる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
うしのつのやからだをもつこわいばけもののなまえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本传说中的牛形妖怪 / 牛头或牛身的妖怪
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本傳說中的牛形妖怪 / 牛頭妖魔
Korean Meaning
소 머리의 요괴 / 소를 닮은 악귀 / 일본 민담의 소머리 요괴
Indonesian
yokai berbentuk sapi/kerbau / setan lembu dalam folklor Jepang / monster lembu (langka)
Vietnamese Meaning
yêu quái hình bò (trong truyền thuyết Nhật Bản) / quỷ bò / quái vật bò trong dân gian Nhật
Tagalog Meaning
yōkai na may anyong baka / halimaw sa alamat ng Hapon na parang baka / nilalang na demonyo-baka sa kuwentong-bayan ng Hapon
Sense（1）
(rare) ox yōkai
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（ hiragana historical ）
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According to the old tale, it is said that the village was attacked by an ox yōkai.
According to the old tale, it is said that the village was attacked by an ox yōkai.
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昔話によると、その村は牛鬼に襲われたと言われています。
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