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yosuzume

yosuzume noun: a bird yokai said to appear at night to travellers on mountain roads.

Noun

yosuzume (plural yosuzume)

  1. A bird yokai said to appear at night to travellers on mountain roads.

Forms of yosuzume

pluralyosuzume

Origin of yosuzume

Japanese 夜雀 (literally “night sparrow”)

Questions about yosuzume

What does yosuzume mean?
Yosuzume means a bird yokai said to appear at night to travellers on mountain roads.
What part of speech is yosuzume?
Yosuzume is a noun.
What is the plural of yosuzume?
The plural of yosuzume is yosuzume.

Words near yosuzume in the dictionary

  1. yosi boys
  2. Yosondúa
  3. Yosoyuxi
  4. Yost
  5. Yosu
  6. yosuzume
  7. yot
  8. yotated
  9. yotation
  10. yote
  11. yoted

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