- baku tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
Learners encounter this word mainly in folklore or when discussing dream-eating creatures, not in everyday conversation.
獏が悪い夢を食べてくれるそうだ。
Baku ga warui yume o tabete kureru sō da.
They say the baku eats bad dreams.
動物園で獏を見た。
Dōbutsuen de baku o mita.
I saw a tapir at the zoo.
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