
Umibōzu is a soul in Japanese legends. The Umibōzu is said to live in the sea and invert the boat of any individual who challenges address it. This soul's name, which joins together the character for "ocean" with the character of "Buddhist friar," is conceivably identified with the way that the Umibōzu is said to have a substantial, round head, looking like the shaven heads of Buddhist ministers.
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