大おお入にゅう道どう

noun

giant bald-headed monster; ōnyūdō

A yōkai depicted as a huge, bald-headed figure, often appearing in folklore and art. The term can also refer to a giant in general.

• 昔むかし話ばなしには、大おお入にゅう道どうが山やまの向むこうから現あらわれる話はなしがある。

  In old tales, there are stories of an ōnyūdō appearing from beyond the mountains.

• その絵え巻まき物ものには、大おおきな大おお入にゅう道どうが描えがかれている。

  A huge ōnyūdō is depicted in that picture scroll.

noun

large bald man; big baldy

Colloquial, often humorous or mildly derogatory term for a large, bald-headed man, likening him to the monster.

• あの大おお入にゅう道どうみたいな人ひとがまた来きたよ。

  That big baldy-looking guy came again.

noun

large monk

Rare, literal use for a physically large Buddhist monk. The bald head and large stature evoke the yōkai image.

• 寺てらの門もん前ぜんに立たつ大おお入にゅう道どうのような僧そうが印いん象しょう的てきだった。

  The monk standing in front of the temple gate, like a giant bald figure, was striking.