jorōgumo

right|thumb|upright=0.90|Jorōgumo from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by [[Toriyama Sekien.]]

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Vinony's link graph records 274 inbound references to jorōgumo, and connects out to Trichonephila clavata, kitsune and Yamabiko.

It is catalogued under topics including Animals in Japanese mythology, Female demons and Japanese demons.

Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.

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Subclass of: fictional spider
Image: SekienJorogumo.jpg

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appears in the form of: bijin
name in kana: じょろうぐも
described by source: Gazu Hyakki Yagyō

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right|thumb|upright=0.90|Jorōgumo from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by [[Toriyama Sekien.]]

Jorōgumo () is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are (); the kanji which are used to write it instead, () have a jukujikun pronunciation that is related to the meaning, but not the sound of the word. In Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, it is depicted as a spider woman manipulating small fire-breathing spiders.

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