雪女

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Noun

雪女 (hiragana ゆきおんな, romaji yuki onna)

  1. A snow spirit; spirit of woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months. Known to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths

See also

  • Wikipedia-logo.png 雪女 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia-logo.png Yuki Onna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Yuki Onna
  • 雪男 (ゆきおとこ, yuki otoko): abominable snowman (modern calque from English, not related to the mythology of the 雪女)
  • 雨女 (あめおんな, ame onna): a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain
  • 雨男 (あめおとこ, ame otoko): a man whose presence always seems to bring rain
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