Enkou - Enkou

Japanese: エンコウ - えんこう
Enkou - Enkou

...One of the best-known yokai in Japan, it is said to live in water bodies such as rivers and ponds. The name kappa was originally used in the Kanto region, and in some places it is called enkou, gawataro, hyosube, medochi, suijin, or suiko. Its shape and attributes vary considerably depending on the region, but the general characteristics that are widely known throughout the country are that it has the appearance of a young child, a plate on top of its head, and the so-called bob-cut hairstyle.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "enkou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本で最もよく知られている妖怪の一つで,川や池などの水界に住むという。カッパという呼称はもともと関東地方で用いられていたもので,エンコウ,ガワタロ,ヒョウスベ,メドチ,スイジン,スイコなどと呼んでいるところもある。その形状や属性も地方によりかなり異なっているが,広く各地に流布している一般的特徴は,童児の姿をし,頭の頂に皿があり,髪の形をいわゆる〈おかっぱ頭〉にしている,というものである。…

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