蛟みずち

noun

mizuchi; mythical water dragon

In Japanese mythology, a serpentine water creature with four legs, horns, and poisonous breath; often associated with rivers and lakes.

• 古こ事じ記きには、蛟みずちが川かわに棲すむ恐おそろしい生いき物ものとして描えがかれている。

  In the Kojiki, the mizuchi is depicted as a fearsome creature living in rivers.