骨女

Japanese

骨女 (hone onna): a bone woman from Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki

Kanji in this term
骨	女
ほね Grade: 6	おんな Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

骨女 (hiragana ほねおんな, rōmaji hone onna)

(mythology, Shinto): a bone woman: a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman

See also

雪女 (ゆきおんな) (yuki onna): a woman who perished out in the snow
雨女 (あめおんな) (ame onna): a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain

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