やしゃ

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For pronunciation and definitions of やしゃ – see the following entry.
夜叉
[noun] yaksha, a broad class of nature spirits or minor deities who appear in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology. May be male or female, benevolent or malevolent.
[noun] (Buddhism) in Buddhism, yakshas are held to be followers of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, Vaiśravaṇa, the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings), and guardians of the north
[noun] (figurative) a demon
(This term, やしゃ (yasha), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)