Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

namahage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nama-hage
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children.

Etymology

From Japanese 生剥.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 生剥

Questions

What does namahage mean?: A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children.
Where does namahage come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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