酒虫

Readings

Kana: さかむし、さけむし、しゅちゅう

Romaji: sakamushi, sakemushi, shuchū

Definition

noun

1

mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)

Note: from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740

Kanji

酒

Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-

Meanings: sake, alcohol

虫

Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし

Meanings: insect, bug, temper