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Chinese
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goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
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queer; to blame
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trad. (妖怪)
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妖
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怪
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simp. #(妖怪)
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妖
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怪
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Pronunciation
Noun
妖怪
- (usually in Chinese mythology) supernatural being; monster; devil; goblin
Synonyms
- 凶煞 (xiōngshà) (literally or figuratively)
- 凶神 (xiōngshén) (literally or figuratively)
- 妖 (yāo)
- 妖孽 (yāoniè)
- 妖物 (yāowù)
- 妖精 (yāojīng)
- 妖鬼 (yāoguǐ)
- 妖魔 (yāomó)
- 孽 (niè) (literary, or in compounds)
- 怪物 (guàiwu)
- 惡魔/恶魔 (èmó) (literally or figuratively)
- 煞 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 煞神 (shàshén) (literary, literally or figuratively)
- 精怪 (jīngguài)
- 精靈/精灵 (jīnglíng)
- 邪魔 (xiémó)
- 魔 (mó) (literary, or in compounds)
- 魔障 (mózhàng) (Buddhism)
- 魔鬼 (móguǐ) (literally or figuratively)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
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
妖怪 • (yōkai) ←えうくわい (eukwai)?-na (adnominal 妖怪な (yōkai na), adverbial 妖怪に (yōkai ni))
- (dated) creepy, spooky, ghastly, perilous
- 妖怪な雰囲気
- yōkai na fun'iki
- a creepy atmosphere / a spooky mood
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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妖怪だろ
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ようかいだろ
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yōkai daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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妖怪で
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ようかいで
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yōkai de
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Terminal (終止形)
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妖怪だ
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ようかいだ
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yōkai da
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Attributive (連体形)
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妖怪な
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ようかいな
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yōkai na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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妖怪なら
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ようかいなら
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yōkai nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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妖怪であれ
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ようかいであれ
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yōkai de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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妖怪ではない 妖怪じゃない
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ようかいではない ようかいじゃない
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yōkai de wa nai yōkai ja nai
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Informal past
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妖怪だった
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ようかいだった
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yōkai datta
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Informal negative past
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妖怪ではなかった 妖怪じゃなかった
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ようかいではなかった ようかいじゃなかった
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yōkai de wa nakatta yōkai ja nakatta
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Formal
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妖怪です
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ようかいです
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yōkai desu
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Formal negative
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妖怪ではありません 妖怪じゃありません
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ようかいではありません ようかいじゃありません
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yōkai de wa arimasen yōkai ja arimasen
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Formal past
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妖怪でした
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ようかいでした
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yōkai deshita
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Formal negative past
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妖怪ではありませんでした 妖怪じゃありませんでした
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ようかいではありませんでした ようかいじゃありませんでした
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yōkai de wa arimasen deshita yōkai ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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妖怪で
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ようかいで
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yōkai de
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Conditional
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妖怪なら(ば)
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ようかいなら(ば)
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yōkai nara (ba)
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Provisional
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妖怪だったら
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ようかいだったら
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yōkai dattara
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Volitional
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妖怪だろう
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ようかいだろう
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yōkai darō
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Adverbial
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妖怪に
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ようかいに
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yōkai ni
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Degree
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妖怪さ
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ようかいさ
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yōkaisa
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Noun
妖怪 • (yōkai) ←えうくわい (eukwai)?
- 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
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
Noun
妖怪 • (yogoe) (hangeul 요괴)
- Hanja form? of 요괴 (“monster, goblin”).
Vietnamese
Noun
妖怪
- chữ Hán form of yêu quái (“monster”).