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