Nure-onna

Japanese yōkai with the head of a woman and the body of a snake
Thing general Q2756887
Nure-onna
Sawaki Sūshi (佐脇嵩之, Japanase, *1707, †1772) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Nure-onna ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Nure-onna is a type of yōkai[2].
  • Nure-onna's Commons category is recorded as Nure-onna[3].
  • Nure-onna's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '濡女'}[4].

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Definition and Type

Nure-onna is a type of yōkai[2].

Why It Matters

Nure-onna ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[1] Nure-onna has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] Nure-onna is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → ['Q3217309', 'Q7242', 'Q1415055']
    Described by source → Q139477502
    Subclass of → yōkai
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ Described by source: Q139477502, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P304]]"
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