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和邇: wani, a sea creature in old myth, often understood as a shark

和邇わに wani

wani, a sea creature in old myth, often understood as a shark
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because he was bitten by a wani again

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

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

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

Hoori rode a wani back to the land and returned the hook to his brother.

From the lesson 海幸彦と山幸彦

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

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