shisa, a mythical Okinawan beast frequently depicted in paired guardian statues

even if one says

to pay for / to get rid of / to give away, / (calligraphy) to write as a sweeping stroke to the bottom right (㇏)

A bad nature or disposition that could cause disease. / Malice, maliciousness, a menace, ill will. / An evil or malevolent spirit. / An evil aura or chi emitted from an evil spirit. / A cold, an illness.

An evil or malevolent spirit. / An illness or disease.

An evil or malevolent spirit. / A curse.

(rare, possibly obsolete) a rope used to catch fish

the main island in the Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island / a group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands / the southern-most Japanese prefecture: Okinawa Prefecture

payment; settlement / driving away; sweeping / selling (goods) away

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)