口裂け女

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くち
Grade: 1

Grade: S
おんな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
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Etymology

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Compound of (kuchi, mouth) +‎ 裂け (sake, 連用形 (ren’yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb 裂ける (sakeru, to tear, to split, to rip open)) +‎ (onna, woman), literally slit-mouthed woman.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ちさけおんな [kùchísáké óꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟̊t͡ɕisa̠ke̞ õ̞nːa̠]

Noun

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(くち)()(おんな) (kuchisake onna

  1. (folklore) a yokai resembling a woman with a mouth that is slit from ear to ear