子泣き爺

こなきじじい

Also written 子啼爺, 子なき爺, 子泣きじじい

Meanings

1. Noun Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

Kanji

• 子 child. Read as こ.
• 泣 cry. Read as なく.
• 爺 old man; grampa. Read as じじい.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists