Japanese language and culture

   Name and Kanji The name is   "Nure-Onna " . Written in kanji, it is  "濡れ女" . "濡れ（Nure）"   means wet and   "女（Onna）"   means woman. My sweet baby♡ Nure-Onna is a yokai that appears as a woman holding a baby by the water. Then she asks a passerby to hold the baby . Relationship with the Iso-Onna Because of their similarity in appearance and location of appearance to the Iso-Onna introduced in this blog, they are sometimes treated as the same thing. The figure is a woman on the upper chest and a snake on the lower body, and the place of appearance is the sea of Shimane Prefecture . fellow mothers Like Ubume , it is a yokai that appears with a child, and they have many things in common, such as telling people to carry their children and the child they carry turning to stone . However, the character of the Ubume, who wishes for the resurrection of her children, and the Nure-Onna, who uses her children to attack people, are completely opposite. H...

 Name and Kanji The name is "Ushioni" or "Gyuki" . Written in kanji, it is "牛鬼" . "牛（Ushi）" means cow and "鬼（oni）" means demon. Ibaraki Doji stole the lead role In "Taiheiki" , a bull demon appears in the story of  Watanabe no   Tsuna （渡辺綱） , a retainer of Minamoto no Raiko（源頼光) , who has his arm cut off by Tsuna Watanabe, and comes in the guise of Raiko's mother to get it back. However, this story was later taken over by Ibaraki-doji, who is said to have been a retainer of Shuten-doji , and became the story that made Ibaraki-doji famous . What cattle demons do varies from region to region Later, the bull demon came to be passed down as a folk tale. In this case, they often appear in places where there is water, such as pools, waterfalls, and the sea. ①Shimane Prefecture It appears from the sea and uses a specter called a Nureonna as a scout. Nureonna is a woman with a baby in her arms who asks people she meets on...

  How to read and write Read as ' yanari '. The kanji is written as ' 家鳴り ' or ' 屋鳴り '. Youkai Category. Youkai for convincing. What does this youkai do? This is the phenomenon of inexplicable, mysterious noises echoing through the house when nothing is going on. It is the sound of dwarfs banging and cutting with hammers and saws in an attempt to destroy the house. true identity Old Japanese houses were built of wood, and even after being cut, wood expands and contracts with changes in temperature and humidity. This is why people at that time believed that the " creaking " and " cracking " sounds of wood that changed in size were the sounds of a dwarf trying to destroy a house. opportunity It is said that the phenomenon of house ringing begins with the " death " of someone or something (animal, plant, etc.). summary ・Is he a good guy at heart because he only tries to destroy the house but never actually does it? ・The nature of wood...

  How to use Japanese language　 how to read Meaning and explanation Events ①せつぶん　 setubun last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3). It's the day the "oni" comes. Oni don't like beans, so Japanese people throw beans around the house. Most sprinkle soybeans, but there are also areas where peanuts are sprinkled. They also throw beans at people dressed as demons as an event. The word "oni" here is a generic term for bad things. ②りっしゅん　 rissyun first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. Feb. 4) ③バレンタインデー　  barentaindei Valentine's Day. In Japan, it is a day for women to give chocolates to the men they like. ④てんのうたんじょうび　 tennoutanjoubi Emperor's Birthday (Feb. 23) language おにはそと、ふくはうち　 oniwasoto hukuwauti What to say when throwing beans at Setsubun．　 Oni wa soto" means bad things should go away. Fuku wa Uchi" means good fortune will come to you. food ①まめ　 mame beans. In Setsub...

How to use Japanese language　 how to read Meaning and explanation greetings ①あけましておめでとう（ございます）　 akemasite omedetou（gozaimasu） Happy New Year ②あけおめ　akeome Shortened slang for "Happy New Year". Not to be used in public. ③ことしもよろしく（おねがいします） kotosimo yorosiku（onegaisimasu） Good luck this year.　Used as a set with ① ④ことよろ kotoyoro Shortened slang for "Good luck this year". Not to be used in public. Events ①しょうがつ　 syougatu New Year's Day. January 1st to around the 3rd. ②さんがにち　 sanganiti January 1st to the 3rd. During this period, work is often closed. ③はつひので　 hatuhinode First sunrise (of New Year). The sun is sometimes called "gorai kou," meaning "sunrise," in reference to the sun as a god. ④はつもうで　 hatumoude first shrine visit of New Year.  ⑤はつうり　 hatuuri New Year's sales. Japanese people often buy "fukubukuro" here. ⑥はつ～　 hatu～ Hatsu" means "first time." I say it with a "hatsu" to emphasize that I did it for th...

 Anime that is popular in Japan now Nowadays, the anime " Jujutsu Kaisen " is popular in Japan. This anime is a story about an ordinary high school boy eating a youkai relic and gaining powerful power. The youkai relic is a youkai's finger called " Ryomen Sukuna " . Ryomensukuna is a youkai with faces on both the front and back of the head, and has a total of eight limbs . This Ryomensukuna is a youkai that actually appears not only in anime but also in Japanese folk tales. Of course, eating the youkai's relics doesn't give you any power. However, youkai relics remain in various parts of Japan . This time, as part of that, we will introduce the relics of Kappa. Kappa Zuiryuji Temple Zuiryuji is a temple in Osaka. There is a kappa mummy here. It is said that the kappa has a plate on the head and a shell on the back , but this mummy does not. There are 5 fingers and toes each. Hair is reddish brown. The mouth has a face reminiscent of fish . Manzoji T...