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- Kappa_(folklore) abstract "A kappa (河童, lit. river child), also known as kawatarō (川太郎), komahiki (駒引, lit. horse puller), or kawako (川虎, lit. river tiger), is a yōkai found in Japanese folklore. The name is a combination of the words kawa (river) and wappa, a variant form of 童 warawa (also warabe) \"child.\" In Shintō they are considered to be one of many suijin (水神,“water deity”), their yorishiro, or one of their temporary appearances. A hairy kappa is called a hyōsube (ひょうすべ). In Japanese Buddhism they are considered to be a kind of hungry ogres. Therefore, Sha Wujing that is a character of Chinese story Journey to the West are expressed like a kappa in Japan.There are more than eighty other names associated with the kappa in different regions, including kawappa, gawappa, kōgo, mizushi, mizuchi, enkō, kawaso, suitengu, and dangame. Along with the oni and the tengu, the kappa is among the best-known yōkai in Japan. Important to note is that the name \"kappa\" is not the official name for the creature or even the most commonly used name so much as its the name most well known outside of Japan. Kappa have been used to warn children of the dangers lurking in rivers and lakes, as kappa have been often said to try to lure people into water and pull them.It has been suggested that the kappa legends are based on the Japanese giant salamander or hanzaki, an aggressive salamander that grabs its prey with its powerful jaws. Other theories suggest they are based on sightings of Japanese otters as seen from a distance, otters have been known to stand upright and a drunk or hallucinating person may think they are seeing a humanoid entity and not a wild animal.".
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- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "''kappa''".
- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Enkō".
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- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kawataro".
- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kawatarō".
- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Suiko".
- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Kappa and the Straw Shoes".
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- Kappa_(folklore) wikiPageWikiLinkText "killers that drag people in the toilet while they're using it".
- Kappa_(folklore) aka "Gatarō, Kawako".
- Kappa_(folklore) caption Hokusai.
- Kappa_(folklore) caption Toriyama_Sekien.
- Kappa_(folklore) caption "A drawing of a kappa.".
- Kappa_(folklore) caption "Capture a kappa alive. Utagawa Kuniyoshi".
- Kappa_(folklore) caption "Defense Against Kappa. Yoshitoshi".
- Kappa_(folklore) country Japan.
- Kappa_(folklore) footer "Kappa imagery depicted by notable artists, 1".
- Kappa_(folklore) footer "Kappa imagery depicted by notable artists, 2".