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鵺: nue (legendary night creature)

nue (legendary night creature)
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Readings

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ぬえ

鵺 (ぬえ) is a legendary monster with a monkey's face, tiger's limbs and snake's tail; 鵺的 describes someone elusive and hard to pin down.

Key words

鵺ぬえnue, legendary chimera
鵺的ぬえてきelusive; enigmatic
鵺鳥ぬえどりSiberian thrush

Example sentences

The nue is described as a monster with a monkey's face, a tiger's limbs and a snake's tail.

That politician is an elusive figure; you can't see his true intentions at all.

In the forest late at night, the plaintive cry of a Siberian thrush echoed.

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