酒呑童子

酒呑童子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酒	呑	童	子
しゅ Grade: 3	てん Hyōgaiji	どう Grade: 3	し > じ Grade: 1
goon	jukujikun	kan’yōon	on’yomi

Alternative spellings
酒顛童子 酒天童子

Etymology

酒 (“alcohol”) +‎ 呑 (“drinking”) +‎ 童子 (“boy”)

Proper noun

酒(しゅ)呑(てん)童(どう)子(じ) • (Shuten Dōji) 

1. (mythology, Japanese mythology) an 鬼 (oni, “ogre; demon”) who dwelled in 大江山 (Ōeyama, “Mount Ōe”) and kidnapped women and children and stole money in the city