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犬夜叉 (いぬやしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

犬いぬ夜や叉しゃ

Meanings

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noun

Inuyasha (manga series)

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of a well-known manga and anime series by Rumiko Takahashi.

犬いぬ夜や叉しゃは高たか橋はし留る美み子この代だい表ひょう作さくの一ひとつです。
Inuyasha is one of Rumiko Takahashi's representative works.

Kanji

犬dog
夜night, evening
叉fork in road, crotch

Etymology

A coined title combining 犬 (dog) and 夜叉 (yaksha, a type of demon in Buddhist mythology). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a proper name created for the series.