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A2 Noun
酒呑童子Oni (demon), said to be one of the most wicked and powerful monster in Japanese mythology
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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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酒呑童子は伝説上の鬼の頭目である。
Shuten Doji is the legendary leader of the oni.
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丹波の大江山に酒呑童子は住んでいたそうです。
It is said that Shuten Doji lived on Mount Oe in Tanba.
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酒呑童子は婦女や財宝を奪うために都に度々出ていた。
Shuten Doji often appeared in the capital to steal women and treasures.
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勅命によって都で悪さを繰り返していた酒呑童子が退治されたとか。
According to the imperial decree, Shuten Doji was said to have been exterminated.
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酒呑童子は勅命で源頼光が四天王を率いた軍団に退治されたと聞きました。
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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