Shiranui
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Shiranui (不知火; lit. "unknown fire") is a Japanese term given to the optical or supernatural phenomenon similar to Will o' the wisp. It has also been used as the name for several fictional characters:
- Mai Shiranui, an SNK character that appeared in the Fatal Fury series
- Genma Shiranui, one of the Konoha Jonin characters in the anime, Naruto
- Shiranui, the wolf incarnation of Amaterasu in Ōkami
- Shiranui, a sword given from father to son in a samurai family that is briefly mentioned in the manga Angel Sanctuary
It can also refer to two sumo wrestlers:
- Shiranui Dakuemon, the 8th Yokozuna
- Shiranui Kōemon, the 11th Yokozuna