狂きょう骨こつ

noun

Kyōkotsu; ghostly skeletal old man from wells

A yōkai from Japanese folklore, depicted as a skeletal old man emerging from wells. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific creature.

• 狂きょう骨こつは、古ふるい井い戸どから現あらわれるとされる妖よう怪かいです。

  Kyōkotsu is a yōkai said to appear from old wells.