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A2 Noun

酒呑(しゅてん)童子(どうじ)Oni (demon), said to be one of the most wicked and powerful monster in Japanese mythology

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    1. Noun

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      Shuten-dōji, mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe

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    酒呑童子 【しゅてんどうじ】酒顛童子 【しゅてんどうじ】酒天童子 【しゅてんどうじ】朱点童子 【しゅてんどうじ】

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      酒呑童子(しゅてんどうじ)伝説(でんせつ)(じょう)(おに)頭目(とうもく)である。

      Shuten Doji is the legendary leader of the oni.

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      丹波(たんば)大江山(おおえやま)酒呑童子(しゅてんどうじ)()んでいたそうです。

      It is said that Shuten Doji lived on Mount Oe in Tanba.

      • N1

      酒呑童子(しゅてんどうじ)婦女(ふじょ)財宝(ざいほう)(うば)うために(みやこ)度々(たびたび)()ていた。

      Shuten Doji often appeared in the capital to steal women and treasures.

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      勅命(ちょくめい)によって(みやこ)(わる)さを()(かえ)していた酒呑童子(しゅてんどうじ)退治(たいじ)されたとか。

      According to the imperial decree, Shuten Doji was said to have been exterminated.

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      酒呑童子(しゅてんどうじ)勅命(ちょくめい)源頼光(みなもとのよりみつ)四天王(してんのう)(ひき)いた軍団(ぐんだん)退治(たいじ)されたと()きました。

      I heard that Shuten Doji was defeated by Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his army, led by the Four Heavenly Kings, under an imperial order.

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