ヤマタノオロチ

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Meanings

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eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent

usually written using kana alone

A legendary creature from Japanese mythology, famously slain by Susanoo. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific monster.

ヤマタノオロチは古こ事じ記きに登とう場じょうする巨きょ大だいな蛇へびの怪かい物ぶつだ。
Yamata no Orochi is a giant serpent monster that appears in the Kojiki.
スサノオがヤマタノオロチを退たい治じした話はなしは有ゆう名めいだ。
The story of Susanoo slaying Yamata no Orochi is famous.