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 (literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ごずめず [gòzú mézú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɡo̞zɨᵝ me̞zɨᵝ]

Proper noun

牛頭馬頭 (hiragana ごずめず, rōmaji Gozu Mezu, historical hiragana ごづめづ)

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

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