妖怪

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Chinese

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

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Noun

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妖怪

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (妖怪):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: S
かい
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
祅恠
 妖怪 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Yōkai on Wikipedia

Etymology

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*/ɨeu kʷæi//jeukʷai//joːkai/

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

Compare modern Mandarin 妖怪 (yāoguài).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(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

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Noun

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(よう)(かい) (yōkaiえうくわい (eukwai)?

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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妖怪 (yogoe) (hangeul 요괴)

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

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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妖怪

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