legendary flying-squirrel monster
A yōkai from Japanese folklore, said to resemble a flying squirrel and sometimes associated with strange phenomena.
The nobusuma is said to be a yōkai resembling a flying squirrel.
Japanese giant flying squirrel
Original meaning; refers to the real animal Petaurista leucogenys. Now mostly replaced by ムササビ in everyday use.
See also: ムササビ
dish with cooked fish and chicken
A Japanese dish name; the exact preparation may vary. This is a specialized culinary term.
In old documents, nobusuma referred to what is now called musasabi.
The local dish nobusuma is made by simmering fish and chicken together.
The modern common name for the Japanese giant flying squirrel; 野衾 is the older, now rare term.
Standard kanji form for the yōkai and the animal; the second kanji is uncommon.
Rarely used kanji form.
The origin is uncertain; the kanji 野衾 literally suggest 'field' and 'quilt', possibly from the animal's gliding membrane or the yōkai's appearance. The reading のぶすま is native Japanese.