猩々

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Hyōgai
しょう > じょう
Hyōgai
goon
Alternative spelling
猩猩

Noun

(しょう)(じょう) (shōjō

  1. (Chinese mythology) a alcohol loving ape with long red hair and a human face
  2. a heavy drinker
  3. (theater) Nō mask of a red faced young man
  4. Synonym of オランウータン (oranūtan, orangutan)

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