yuki-onna

noun

Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months, said to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths.

OriginJapanese 雪女 →
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Meanings

nounyuki-onna (plural yuki-onna)
  1. Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months, said to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths.

Origin

  1. Japanese雪女
  2. Englishyuki-onna

Borrowed from Japanese 雪女 (yukionna).

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Translations

Japanese 雪女
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Polish yuki-onna
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Cite this entry
APA

yuki-onna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuki-onna

MLA

“yuki-onna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuki-onna. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yuki-onna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuki-onna.

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