"自来也" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [d͡ʑiɾa̠ija̠] Forms: 自来也 [canonical] (ruby: (), (らい), ()), Jiraiya [romanization]
Etymology: Generally believed to be from the nickname of a legendary Chinese thief 我來也 recorded in 《諧史》 (13th century). The thief was said to write "I have come" ("我來也") everywhere he committed theft. 我 was changed to a near-synonym 自 in the earliest Japanese spin-off 自来也説話 (1806). Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|我來也}} 我來也, {{lang|zh|《諧史》}} 《諧史》, {{lang|zh|我來也}} 我來也, {{lang|zh|我}} 我, {{lang|ja|自}} 自, {{lang|ja|自来也説話}} 自来也説話 Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|じらいや}} 自(じ)来(らい)也(や) • (Jiraiya)
  1. Jiraiya Wikipedia link: ja:自来也 Categories (topical): Folklore, Japanese mythology, Mythological figures

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 自来也 meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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