鬼おに娘むすめ

noun

fierce-looking girl; bad-tempered girl

Describes a girl or young woman with a frightening appearance or a fierce temper, often used figuratively or in folklore contexts.

• あの鬼おに娘むすめは怒おこると本ほん当とうに怖こわい。

  That fierce girl is really scary when she gets angry.

• 昔むかし話ばなしに出でてくる鬼おに娘むすめは、見みた目めも性せい格かくも恐おそろしい。

  The demon girl in the old tale is terrifying both in appearance and personality.

noun

demon woman (misemono role)

Historical role in misemono (見世物) sideshows, where a woman was presented as a demon-like figure.

See also: 見世物

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの見み世せ物ものでは、鬼おに娘むすめが人にん気きの出だし物ものだった。

  In Edo-period sideshows, the demon woman was a popular attraction.