Yuki-onna (雪女, lit. 'snow woman') is a spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore that is often depicted in Japanese literature, films, or animation.
She may also go by such names as yuki-musume (雪娘, "snow daughter"), yuki-onago (雪女子, "snow girl"), yukijorō (雪女郎, "snow woman"), yuki anesa (雪姉さ, "snow sis"), yuki-onba (雪乳母, "snow granny" or "snow nanny"), yukinba (雪婆, "snow hag") in Ehime, yukifuri-baba (雪降り婆, "snowfall witch" or "snowfall hag") in Nagano. They are also called several names that are related to icicles, such as tsurara-onna, kanekori-musume, and shigama-nyōbō.
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