Where does “namahage” come from?

namahage (English) comes from Japanese 生剥, from Japanese 生, from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

namahage (English): A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children

Definitions

  1. A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children

Ancestry of “namahage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生剥namahage a demon-like being in Japanese folklore
2Japanese生a raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live
3Japanese生きliving; life, living; freshness
4Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
Every word from Japanese 生く →Every word from Japanese 生き →Every word from Japanese 生 →