桂かつら男おとこ

also: かつらお

Meanings

1

man in the moon

archaic

Archaic term for the mythical figure said to live on the moon, often associated with a laurel tree (桂). Not used in modern everyday language.

昔むかし話ばなしでは、桂かつら男おとこは月つきで桂かつらの木きを切きっていると言いわれる。
In old tales, the man in the moon is said to be cutting a laurel tree on the moon.