SHOKI

Meaning of SHOKI in English

[Japanese] The god of the afterlife and exorcism. He is the chief enemy of the oni, a group of devils. Shoki is similar to the Chinese Zhong kui.

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KOJIKI — (Japanese: Records of Ancient Matters), together with the Nihon shoki (q.v.), the first written record in Japan, part of which …
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НИХОН СЁКИ — Nihon Shoki
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