狒々

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai

Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
狒狒
比々
比比

Pronunciation

Noun

()() or 狒々(ヒヒ) (hihi

  1. (Japanese mythology, folklore) a hihi (Japanese monkey-like yokai)
  2. a baboon, primate of the genus Papio