yokai

See also: yōkai

English

Nuribotoke, yokai illustration c. 1700

Alternative forms

• youkai

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

• okiya

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jokɑi/

Noun

yokai

1. fish

Spanish

un yokai de tres ojos

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝokai/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.kai̯]

• 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