What is wolf in Japanese?

The Japanese wolf, also known as the Honshū wolf, is an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf that was once endemic to the islands of Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū in the Japanese archipelago. It was one of two subspecies that were once found in the Japanese archipelago, the other being the Hokkaido wolf.

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What is wolf called in Japan?

In the Shinto belief, the ōkami ("wolf") is regarded as a messenger of the kami spirits and also offers protection against crop raiders such as the wild boar and deer. Wild animals were associated with the mountain spirit Yama-no-kami.

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Does ōkami mean wolf?

Naming and allusions. The title of the game is a pun; the word ōkami (狼) in Japanese means "wolf". The kanji characters (大神), pronounced identically, mean "great deity", so the main character is a great wolf deity.

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Who is the Japanese god of wolves?

Like foxes and deer, wolves are considered messengers of the gods, and in ancient times they were venerated as gods in their own right under the name, 'Okuchi' (Big Mouth).

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What is Japanese for wolf girl?

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (オオカミ少女と黒王子, Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Ayuko Hatta. It was adapted into a drama CD in 2013.

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What is dragon wolf in japanese?

Dragonwolf (Japanese name: ドラゴンウルフ Doragonurufu) is an Eklipse Monsuno.

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What is Kira Japanese?

Kira can be used as a Japanese name, but it isn't actually a Japanese word. The closest is "kirakira", which means "shining" or "glittering". "Kira" is just the transliteration of the English word "killer", not a direct translation (and technically it should end in a double A).

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What is a yōkai wolf called?

The Okuri-inu (送り犬) (literally, 'escorting dog') is a kind of yōkai. There are stories of the okuri-inu from the Tōhoku region to Kyushu, but depending on the area it can be a wolf not a dog, and there are numerous differences in its behaviour.

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What is a mythical wolf called?

Fenrir, also called Fenrisúlfr, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology.

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Who are the 2 wolf gods?

In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds.

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What is blood wolves in Japanese?

The Blood of Wolves (Japanese: 孤狼の血, Hepburn: Korō no Chi) is a 2018 Japanese crime yakuza film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Koji Yakusho and Tori Matsuzaka. The 2021 film Last of The Wolves was released as a sequel to this film.

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What is thunder wolf in Japanese?

Raijū (雷獣, "thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology.

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What is lightning wolf in Japanese?

Raijū​Raijū (雷獣,"thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology. Its body is composed of either lightning or fire and may be in the shape of a cat, tanuki, monkey, or weasel. The form of a white and blue wolf (or even a wolf wrapped in lightning) is also common.

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Is kitsune a fox?

kitsune, trickster foxes from traditional Japanese folklore. They are a type of yōkai, a class of supernatural creatures with godlike powers, often equated to the English ghoul or demon.

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What is moon wolf in japanese?

A Japanese name that means "moon wolf" is "Tsuki Okami." Continue reading. Anime-Chan. Former 16 Years Old Student 1y. Wolf moon is tsuki ookami in Japanese.

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What is wolf fang in Japanese?

The title 狼牙 means “wolf fang” in Japanese. Rouga depicts a pack of hungry wolves chasing prey through the intensity, speed, and directional changes embodied by the performers.

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Who is a Omega wolf?

What does omega wolf mean? An omega wolf or male can refer to an independent man who succeeds outside of social hierarchies. It can also refer to a weak, unsuccessful “loser.”

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What is the Viking word for wolf?

In Norse mythology, a vargr (anglicised as warg) is a wolf, especially the wolf Fenrir that destroyed the god Odin in the battle of Ragnarök, and the wolves Sköll and Hati, Fenrir's children, who perpetually chase the Sun and Moon.

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What is a queen wolf?

The Queen of Wolves is a powerful Ancient and the founder of the Dawn Court. She is the mother of Moriko Halfwolf and the Warlord and grandmother of Maika Halfwolf.

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Is Raiju a wolf?

The most popular depiction of Raiju is as a wolf. Either a blue and white wolf, a wolf surrounded by bolts of lightning or a wolf made entirely out of lightning, with a howl like the rumble of thunder.

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What is a kitsune called?

There are two common classifications of kitsune: The zenko (善狐, lit. 'good foxes') are benevolent, celestial foxes associated with Inari; they are sometimes simply called Inari foxes in English. On the other hand, the yako (野狐, lit. 'field foxes', also called nogitsune) tend to be mischievous or even malicious.

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Is there a god of wolves?

Aristotle's Lyceum, or "wolf place", was so-named because it stood close to a temple dedicated to the wolf-god Apollo, who was also the god of knowledge.

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What is the Japanese name for killer?

Kira is an English loanword. It's how you write the word 'Killer' in Japanese. キラー/kiraa.

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What name means sparkle in Japanese?

Aki. Aki is a short, sweet Japanese baby name meaning 'sparkle' and 'bright.

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What does Yagami mean in Japanese?

Yagami (Usually written as 八神 "eight, god") is a Japanese surname.

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