Japanese language and culture

 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...