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獏: tapir

tapir; dream-eating beast
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Readings

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Read ばく. The animal is the tapir, but in folklore the 獏 is a creature that eats bad dreams.

Key words

獏ばくtapir; dream-eating beast
マレー獏まれーばくMalayan tapir
アメリカ獏あめりかばくSouth American tapir

Example sentences

In old tales, the baku is said to eat people's bad dreams.

At the zoo, I saw a Malayan tapir with a black and white body.

The South American tapir lives in forests and by the water in Central and South America.

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