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Besides this ancient orochi reading, the kanji, 大蛇, are commonly pronounced daija, "big snake; large serpent". Carr [6] notes that Japanese scholars have proposed "more than a dozen" orochi < woröti etymologies, while Western linguists have suggested loanwords from Austronesian, Tungusic, and Indo-European languages.
The monkey king Sun Wukong from Journey to the West. Suijin A name given to the kami of water and to a wide variety of mythical and magical creatures found in water. Suiko Another name for kappa. Sukunabikona The Shinto kami of the onsen (hot springs), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge.
Ugajin (宇賀神), masculine form. Ugajin (宇賀神) is a harvest and fertility kami of Japanese mythology. [1] [2] Ugajin is represented both as a male and a female, and is often depicted with the body of a snake and the head of a bearded man, for the masculine variant, [1] or the head of a woman, for the female variant.
Ame-no-Koyane (天児屋命 or 天児屋根命) A male deity, he is considered the "First in Charge of Divine Affairs," as well as the aide to the first Emperor of Japan. [14] He is also considered to be the ancestor of the Fujiwara family. Ame-no-Naemasu (天苗加命), said to be son of Futsunushi. Ame-no-oshihomimi (天忍穂耳命)
Nure-onna (濡女, "wet woman") is a Japanese yōkai which resembles a reptilian creature with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. They are also seen as a paranormal phenomenon at sea under the name of nureyomejo. In legends, they are often said to consume humans, but they have no single appearance or personality.
Name. Meaning. Taiyaki. Fish-shaped pastry stuffed with red bean paste or custard. Senbei. Round Japanese rice cracker. Futomaki. A thick sushi stuffed with various fillings, literally "fat sushi ...
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