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和邇: wani, a sea creature in old myth, often understood as a shark
和邇 wani
wani, a sea creature in old myth, often understood as a shark
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兎は、「私は淤岐島にいて、本土に渡りたいと思い、和邇をだましました」と答えました。
The hare answered, “I was on the island of Okinoshima and wanted to cross to the mainland, so I tricked the wani.”
From the lesson 因幡の白兎
「仲間の数をくらべよう」と言って、和邇をならばせて、数えるふりをしながら、背中の上をとんで渡ったのです。
It said, “Let us compare how many of us there are,” made the wani line up, and crossed by jumping over their backs, pretending to count.
From the lesson 因幡の白兎
最後に、だましたことを自慢すると、いちばん後ろの和邇が、兎をつかまえて、皮をはいでしまいました。
At the end it boasted that it had tricked them, and the last wani caught it and stripped off its skin.
From the lesson 因幡の白兎
From the lesson 海幸彦と山幸彦
ヒメは、「見ないでください」と言いましたが、ホオリが見ると、大きな和邇がいました。
She said, “Please do not look,” but when Hoori looked, there was a huge wani.
From the lesson 海幸彦と山幸彦