天邪鬼

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a kind of oni that appears in various folktales as the bad guy, who deliberately go goes against what people say
  • someone with a personality or behavior reminiscent of the folktale character: a crank, a perverse person
  • (sort=あまのじゃく) in Buddhist statuary, the small devil or demon being trampled under the feet of a 仁王 (Deva king) or one of the 四天王 (four Deva warriors)
  • (sort=あまのじゃく) in Buddhist statuary, the devil or demon face on the breastplate of 毘沙門天 (Vaiśravaṇa)
  • a grub insect larva

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 天 (heaven, heavens, sky) + Japanese の (possessive particle, of, 's, possessive marker, genitive case marker, month, bird, s)+ Japanese 邪鬼 (cursing kami, vengeful spirit).

Origin

Japanese

邪鬼

Gloss

cursing kami, vengeful spirit

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