酒顛童子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酒 顛 童 子
しゅ
Grade: 3 		てん
Hyōgai
(ateji) 		どう
Grade: 3 		し > じ
Grade: 1
goon kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
酒顚童子 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 酒顛童子 – see the following entry.
【酒呑童子しゅてんどうじ】
[proper noun] (mythology, Japanese mythology) an 鬼 (oni, “ogre; demon”) who dwelled in 大江山 (Ōeyama, “Mount Ōe”) and kidnapped women and children and stole money in the city
Alternative spelling
酒天童子
(This term, 酒顛童子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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