Alternative spelling of 竜の落とし子 (“sea horse”)

Alternative spelling of 竜の落とし子 (“sea horse”)

a crowned seahorse / (by extension) a sea horse (fish)

prostitute

Alternative spelling of 山査子: a hawthorn; (more specifically) Crataegus cuneata: a Chinese hawthorn

a barracuda

a painted bunting

(literature) The Huainanzi or Writings of the Masters South of the Huai River.

(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.

(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.