tengu

type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion
Person y_kai Q742360
tengu
Katsushika Hokusai · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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tengu

Summary

tengu is a yōkai[1]. They ranks in the top 1% of y_kai entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,736 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • tengu's instance of is recorded as yōkai[3].
  • Tiangou is named after tengu[4].
  • tengu is a type of mythic humanoid[5].
  • tengu is a type of Yama-no-Kami[6].
  • tengu's Commons category is recorded as Tengu[7].
  • tengu's Unicode character is recorded as 👺[8].
  • tengu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tengu[9].
  • tengu's has effect is recorded as tengu kakushi[10].
  • tengu's has effect is recorded as tengu tsubute[11].
  • tengu's has effect is recorded as tengubi[12].

Why It Matters

tengu ranks in the top 1% of y_kai entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,736 views/month).[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] They is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect tengu kakushi, tengu tsubute, tengubi
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    Instance of yōkai
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529668005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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