黄泉醜女

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • ferocious and ugly demon women of the underworld

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 黄泉 (underworld, land of the dead) + Japanese つ + Japanese 醜女 (ferocious and ugly demoness who lives in the land of the dead).

Origin

Japanese

醜女

Gloss

ferocious and ugly demoness who lives in the land of the dead

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