酒呑童子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
酒 呑 童 子
しゅ
Grade: 3		 てん
Hyōgaiji		 どう
Grade: 3		 し > じ
Grade: 1
goon jukujikun kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spellings
酒顛童子
酒天童子

Etymology

酒 (“alcohol”) +‎ 呑 (“drinking”) +‎ 童子 (“boy”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝtẽ̞ndo̞ːʑi]

Proper noun

酒(しゅ)呑(てん)童(どう)子(じ) • (Shuten Dōji) 

  1. (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
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