Where does “yokai” come from?
yokai (English) comes from Japanese 妖怪, from Middle Chinese ようかい.
yokai (English): Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes...
Definitions
- Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes...
Ancestry of “yokai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 妖怪 | creepy, spooky, ghastly, perilous; "yokai":... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | ようかい | — |