イモリ

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Japanese

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井守いもり
蠑螈: a salamandrid
Short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, Japanese fire belly newt).
(historical) a job title in the Edo period and earlier, referring to an assistant to the 井司 (ishi, literally well boss), both jobs in charge of aspects of the irrigation system
Alternative spelling
蠑螈
(This term, イモリ (imori), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)