English Explanatory Dictionary

yuki-onna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months, said to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths.

Word forms

yuki-onna

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 雪女 (yukionna).

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