yokai

See also: yōkai

English
Nuribotoke, yokai illustration c. 1700

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 妖怪 (yōkai, “ghost, phantom”).

Noun

yokai (plural yokai)

  1. (folklore, Japanese mythology) Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.

Anagrams

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jokɑi/

Noun

yokai

  1. fish

Spanish
un yokai de tres ojos

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝokai/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.kai̯]
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjokai/ [ˈjo.kai̯]

  • Rhymes: -okai
  • Syllabification: yo‧kai

Noun

yokai m (plural yokai)

  1. (folklore, Japanese mythology) yokai
    Synonym: mononoke
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