牛頭馬頭

Japanese
Kanji in this term
牛 頭 馬 頭
ご
Grade: 2		 ず
Grade: 2		 め
Grade: 2		 ず
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 牛頭 (Gozu, “Ox-Head”) +‎ 馬頭 (Mezu, “Horse-Head”). Compare Chinese 牛頭馬面／牛头马面 (niútóumǎmiàn, literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ごずめず [gòzú mézú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞zɨᵝ me̞zɨᵝ]

Proper noun

牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) • (Gozu Mezu) ←ごづめづ (godumedu)?

  1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the two guardians of hell
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