Where does “ushioni” come from?
ushioni (English) comes from Japanese 牛鬼, from Japanese 鬼, from Japanese 隠, from Middle Chinese 隱.
ushioni (English): An ox ogre or demon; an evil ox spirit
Definitions
- An ox ogre or demon; an evil ox spirit
Ancestry of “ushioni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 牛鬼 | An ushi-oni, an ox demon |
| 2 | Japanese | 鬼 | ghost; evil spirit, demon, ogre; someone of... |
| 3 | Japanese | 隠 | to hide; hidden from sight; hidden |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 隱 | — |