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さけむし
Meanings
Noun
1. mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)
from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740
Alt. forms
酒さか虫むし
さけむし
Pitch accent
⚠
さ
け
むし
Composed of
alcohol; sake
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness