Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAny of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.
Borrowed from Japanese 妖怪 (yōkai, “ghost, phantom, monster”), from Middle Chinese 妖怪 ('jew kweajᴴ) with the similar meaning.
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- Borrowed-form mention妖怪ja
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