kudan

K5U1D2A1N1

noun

A yokai with the head of a human and the body of a bovine.

OriginJapanese 件 →
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Meanings

nounkudan (plural kudans or kudan)

plural kudans

  1. A yokai with the head of a human and the body of a bovine.

Origin

  1. Japanese件
  2. Englishkudan

Borrowed from Japanese 件 (kudan), which consists of the two radicals 亻 (“person”) + 牛 (“cow”).

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Anagrams

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APA

kudan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kudan

MLA

“kudan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kudan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kudan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kudan.

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