List of InuYasha terms

This is a list of terms from the manga and anime series InuYasha (犬夜叉) written by Rumiko Takahashi.

B

 * Beads of Subjugations: see Kotodama no Nenju
 * Bone Eater's Well: The well that Kagome and Inuyasha use to travel between modern Tokyo and the feudal era.

D

 * Daiyōkai : (literally "great yōkai") an especially strong and powerful yōkai.

F

 * Feudal era : see Sengoku Jidai

G

 * Goshinboku: the Sacred God Tree Inuyasha was sealed to (also known as the tree of ages).

H

 * Hama no Ya: Sacred (or purifying) arrows (specifically Kagome's and Kikyo's).
 * Hanyō: (commonly translated as "half-demon") the offspring of a yōkai and a human. They are often outcasts of both human and yōkai society.
 * Hiraikotsu: a giant boomerang made from the bones of demons (Sango's weapon of choice).
 * Hōshi: a low-ranking, itinerant Buddhist monk.

I

 * Inugami: (sometimes known as Inuyōkai) dog-like yōkai; literally "dog god."

J

 * Jewel of Four Souls: see Shikon no Tama
 * Jyaki: an evil or demonic aura.

K

 * Kazāna: Miroku's "wind tunnel" attack.
 * Kekkai: a force field or magical barrier (Miroku's).
 * Kotodama no Nenju: (sometimes known as a rosary) the Beads of Subjugation around Inuyasha's neck.

K

 * Kitsune: a fox yōkai from Japanese folklore known by their magic tricks.

M

 * Miasma: see Shōki
 * Miko: (commonly translated as "priestess") young female attendants at Shinto shrines.

N

 * Nekomata: a cat older than ten years is said to receive magical powers and two tails.

O

 * Osuwari: (literally sit) this is what Kagome says to subdue Inuyasha.
 * O-fuda: (translated as "sacred sutras" or "spell scrolls") papers which hold special powers and are used against yōkai.
 * Obake: ghosts, goblins, and monsters from Japanese folklore, including spirits of the human dead.

P

 * Priestess: see Miko
 * Purifying arrow: see Hama no Ya

R

 * Rosary (InuYasha's): see Kotodama no Nenju

S

 * Sacred arros: see Hama no Ya
 * Sacred God Tree: see Goshinboku
 * Saimyōshō: Hell Wasps (specifically Naraku's)
 * Sengoku Jidai: Sengoku period or feudal era of Japan, also known as the Warring States era.
 * Shakujo: Buddhist staff.
 * Shibugarasu: demon crow.
 * Shikon no Tama: (or The Jewel of Four Souls) the shards of this jewel are what everyone is searching for.
 * Shōki: demonic miasma, a highly poisonous gas.

T

 * Taijiya: a yōkai (demon) exterminator.
 * Tanuki: a raccoon-dog from Japanese folklore.
 * Tenseiga: one of Sesshomaru's swords.
 * Tessaiga: InuYasha's sword.
 * Tōkijin: one of Sesshomaru's sword.
 * Tree of ages: see Goshinboku

W

 * WcDonald's: a burger place in modern Tokyo in the series.
 * Wind tunnel: see Kazāna

Y

 * Yōkai: belongs to a class of obake. They generally have some sort of spiritual or supernatural power. Some possess part animal and part human features.