NINGYO

Fish-man or fish-woman

Ningyo (人魚, "human mānman 魔満fish") 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".

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Utagawa Toyokuni, Mermaid, 1791

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