noun
Hinoenma; seductive female yōkai
In Japanese mythology, a yōkai that takes the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men, leading them to ruin and death.
飛縁魔は、美しい女性の姿で男を惑わす妖怪として知られている。
The Hinoenma is known as a yōkai that bewitches men in the form of a beautiful woman.
Jorōgumo is another seductive female yōkai, but it is a spider spirit, while Hinoenma is a more general seductress.
The name 飛縁魔 (Hinoenma) is of uncertain origin; it appears in Edo-period yōkai lore and may be related to the term 縁魔 (enma), a demon of fate or attachment.