座敷童

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座	敷	童
ざ Grade: 6	しき Grade: S	わらし Grade: 3
goon	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
座敷童子

Etymology

Compound of 座敷 (zashiki, “house; Japanese-style parlor”) +‎ 童 (warashi, “child”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ざしきわらし [zàshíkí wáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ɕikʲi ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

座(ざ)敷(しき)童(わらし) • (zashiki warashi)

(Japanese mythology, Tōhoku) a kind of yōkai: a red-faced ghost or apparition of a child haunting an old house, generally not malevolent, and thought to bring good fortune to the house

See also

座敷童 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Zashiki-warashi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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