Kamakaze - Kamakaze

Japanese: カマカゼ - かまかぜ
Kamakaze - Kamakaze

...In Shikoku, it is said to be a sickle monster that lives in a graveyard or outdoors. In some places, the whirlwind itself is called kamakaze or kamaitachi, and it is explained that the wounds of the kamaitachi are caused by touching the part of negative pressure that is generated at the center of a small whirlwind. However, it is unclear why whirlwinds and weasels are linked....

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また四国では墓地や野ざらしの鎌の化物だとされている。旋風そのものをカマカゼ,カマイタチと呼ぶ所もあり,かまいたちの傷は小旋風の中心にできた負圧の部分に触れたことによるのではないかと説明されている。しかし,旋風とイタチとがなぜ結びついたかは不明である。…

※「カマカゼ」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。

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