鍾馗

しょうき

Also written 鍾き

Meanings

1. Noun Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (i.e.: traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons)
2. Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)

Kanji

• 鍾 spindle; gather; collect. Read as ショウ.
• 馗 road. Read as キ.

Words containing 鍾馗

• 鍾馗さん (しょうきさん) small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)

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