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鍾しょう馗き
Meanings
Noun
1. Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons
2. Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
Alt. forms
鍾しょう馗き
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鍾しょうき
Kanji used
鍾
bronze jar
馗
???
Pitch accent
しょ
うき
Used in: 25
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)
Yoania japonica (species of orchid); Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)