輪わ入にゅう道どう

noun

wanyūdō; firewheel; soultaker

A yōkai from Japanese folklore: a burning oxcart wheel with a tormented man's face at the center. Often said to steal the souls of those who see it.

• 輪わ入にゅう道どうは、夜よ道みちで出で会あうと魂たましいを抜ぬかれると言いわれる妖よう怪かいだ。

  Wanyūdō is a yōkai said to steal your soul if you encounter it on a night road.

• 浮うき世よ絵えに描えがかれた輪わ入にゅう道どうは、燃もえる車しゃ輪りんの中ちゅう央おうに苦くるしげな男おとこの顔かおがある。

  In ukiyo-e prints, wanyūdō is depicted as a burning wheel with a tormented man's face at its center.