Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yuki-onna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: yuk-i-on-na
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months, said to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 雪女 (yukionna).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 雪女

Questions

What does yuki-onna mean?: Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months, said to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths.
Where does yuki-onna come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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