座敷童子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
しき
Grade: S
わらし
Grade: 3 Grade: 1
goon kun'yomi jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 座敷童子 – see the following entry.
座敷童ざしきわらし
(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
(This term, 座敷童子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)