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きじむなー

kijimunaa

Pronunciation: [kid͡ʑimunaː]

Definition

Noun

  1. (Okinawan folklore) Kijimunaa or Kijimuna: a tree spirit said to live among old Banyan trees

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Kanaきじむなー
Romanizationkijimunaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[kid͡ʑimunaː]

意味:きのせい【木の精】、ガジュマルの木に住んでいるといわれている妖怪

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, December 15). きじむなー : kijimunaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4825/kijimunaa/.