野衾

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ふすま > ぶすま
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

(no-, wild) + (fusuma, quilt). The fusuma changes to busuma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

  • 野臥間, 野伏間

Noun

野衾 (hiragana のぶすま, katakana ノブスマ, rōmaji nobusuma)

  1. (Japanese folklore) Monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), resembling a Japanese giant flying squirrel or large bat said to eat tree fruits, blood of living creatures and fire
  2. Another name for 鼯鼠 (musasabi): Japanese giant flying squirrel
  3. Another name for モモンガ (momonga): flying squirrel

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Hyōgaiji
Irregular

The kanji are Jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

野衾 (hiragana ももんが, katakana モモンガ, rōmaji momonga)

  1. Alternative spelling of モモンガ (flying squirrel)
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