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Coiffed with nihongami hairstyle of the Edo Period.
― Santō Kyōden Hakoiri musume menya ningyō (1791)[1]
Ningyo (人魚, "human fish"), as the name suggests, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature.
Though often translated as "mermaid", the term is technically not gender-specific and may include the "mermen". The literal translation "human-fish" has also been applied.
- ^ Santō Kyōden (1791), fol. 14a.
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