妖怪

Chinese

 
goblin; witch; devil
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
queer; to blame
trad. (妖怪)
simp. #(妖怪)

Pronunciation


Noun

妖怪

  1. (usually in Chinese mythology) supernatural being; monster; devil; goblin

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妖怪):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: S
かい
Grade: S
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
祅恠

Etymology

*/ɨeu kʷæi//jeukʷai//joːkai/

From Middle Chinese compound 妖怪 (MC 'jew kweajH, literally “strange, supernatural + extraordinary”).

Compare modern Mandarin 妖怪 (yāoguài).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(よう)(かい) • (yōkai) えうくわい (eukwai)?-na (adnominal (よう)(かい) (yōkai na), adverbial (よう)(かい) (yōkai ni))

  1. (dated) creepy, spooky, ghastly, perilous
    妖怪(ようかい)(ふん)囲気(いき)
    yōkai na fun'iki
    a creepy atmosphere / a spooky mood

Inflection

Noun

(よう)(かい) • (yōkai) えうくわい (eukwai)?

  1. yokai: supernatural being, monster, apparition, goblin

Usage notes

  • The Japanese concept of the yōkai does not map directly to any specific English term.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 妖怪変化(ようかいへんげ) (yōkai henge, monstrous apparition)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

妖怪 • (yogoe) (hangeul 요괴)

  1. Hanja form? of 요괴 (monster, goblin).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

妖怪

  1. chữ Hán form of yêu quái (monster).
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