KAPPA

Kappa

, alternatively called, Komahiki, or, are a yōkai found in Japanese folklore, and also a cryptid. Their name comes from a mixture of the word "kawa" and "wappo," an inflection of "waraba" . In Shintō they are considered to be one of many suijin, their yorishiro, or one of their temporary appearances. A hair-covered variation of a Kappa is called a . There are more than eighty other names associated with the kappa in different regions which include Kawappa, Gawappa, Kōgo, Mizushi, Mizuchi, Enkō, Kawaso, Suitengu, and Dangame. Along with the oni and the tengu, they are one of the most well-known yōkai in Japan.

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kappa

Noun

  1. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology.


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