三つ目小僧

三つ目小僧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	目	小	僧
みつ > みっ Grade: 1	め Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1	そう > ぞう Grade: S
kun’yomi		yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
三つ目小僧 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

三つ目 +‎ 小僧

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みっつめこぞ​ー [mìttsúmékózóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mʲi̥t̚t͡sɨᵝme̞ko̞zo̞ː]

Noun

三(みっ)つ目小僧(めこぞう) • (mittsumekozō) 

1. three-eyed goblin, a Japanese monster

See also

• 一(ひと)つ目小僧(めこぞう) (hitotsume kozō)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN