mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740
Other forms
【さけむし】【しゅちゅう】
【さかむし】
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740