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海坊主
うみぼうず
1. [n] {Japanese mythology}
▶ umibōzu
▶ sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure
▶ sea monster
▶ sea goblin
2. [n] {zoology}
▶ green turtle
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1750190 青海亀【あおうみがめ】 1. green turtle (Chelonia mydas)



History:
4. A 2024-02-25 02:52:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
JEs
  Comments:
Maybe move the more descriptive gloss up.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<gloss>sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure</gloss>
@@ -15 +16 @@
-<gloss>sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure</gloss>
+<gloss>sea goblin</gloss>
3. A* 2024-02-25 02:34:01  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://kotobank.jp/word/海坊主-35194#w-35194
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umibōzu
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/海坊主
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Kuwana_-_The_sailor_Tokuso_and_the_sea_monster.jpg/220px-Kuwana_-_The_sailor_Tokuso_and_the_sea_monster.jpg
  Comments:
daijs: 日本の妖怪。海に棲む坊主頭の巨人で、船を襲うとされる。fourth link is an image of it. daijs doesn't mention it's black, that's from the jp wikipedia link: 黒い坊主頭の巨人
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<field>&jpmyth;</field>
+<gloss>umibōzu</gloss>
@@ -12,0 +15 @@
+<gloss>sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure</gloss>
2. A 2012-06-23 22:28:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-06-23 14:49:47  Jean-Luc Leger <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs, koj
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,5 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1750190">青海亀・あおうみがめ</xref>
+<field>&zool;</field>

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