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子泣き爺
Hiragana
こなきじじい
Noun
Japanese
Japanese Meaning
日本の伝承に登場する妖怪。赤ん坊や小さな老人の姿で山道や林道などに現れ、泣き声で人を誘い寄せ、抱き上げた者にのしかかるようにして押し潰したり害をなすとされる存在。 / 人を油断させるために弱々しく見える姿に化けるが、正体は人間に危害を加える怪異であるというイメージを持つ妖怪。
Easy Japanese Meaning
山のなかであかちゃんや小さなおじいさんにかわり、人をおどろかすようかい
Chinese (Simplified)
日本传说中的妖怪，伪装成哭泣婴儿或矮小老翁诱人 / 被抱起后骤然变得极重，压死并吞食路人的怪物
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(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.
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(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.
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子泣き爺
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The Koenaki-jiji is known as a shapeshifting monster in Japanese folklore.
The Koenaki-jiji is known as a shapeshifting monster in Japanese folklore.
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子泣き爺は日本の伝説の中で、形を変える怪物として知られています。
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