…It is also called Amanozaku, Amanjakume, and Amanosagume, and the kanji for it is Amanojaku. It is an imaginary monster that appears in many folk tales, such as the old tale of Princess Uri no Hime. From Giants...In the Kanto region, there are stories of the giant footprints of the Daidarabocchi, and of the creatures that created swamps and small hills. It is said that the Amajaku of Mount Hakone carved away Mount Fuji and dumped it into the Sagami Bay, which resulted in the creation of Izu Oshima. In Omi, there was a great priest who dug soil and put it in a basket, which created Lake Biwa, and when he dumped the soil, it became Mount Fuji, according to the Kidan Issho. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Amanjaku" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アマノザク,アマンジャクメ,アマノサグメなどとも称され,漢字は天邪鬼を当てている。昔話の瓜子姫を代表として,民間説話に多く登場する想像上の妖怪。… 【巨人】より…関東地方一帯には,〈だいだらぼっち〉の大足跡とか,沼や小山を作ったという話がある。箱根山のアマンジャクは,富士山を削って相模灘に捨てたので,その結果伊豆大島ができたという。近江には大大法師がいて,土を掘って畚(もつこ)に入れたので琵琶湖ができ,その土を捨てたところが富士山になったと《奇談一笑》に記されている。… ※「アマンジャク」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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