1) Legendary serpent 
==Name== The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 `dark; darkness; closed` and okami 龗 `dragon tutelary of water`. This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 `rain-dragon; mysterious` (written with the `rain` radical 雨, 3 口 `mouths`, and a phonetic of long 龍 `dragon`) is a variant Chinese c...