are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. The word is composed of two kanji characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", and while it may be regarded as a loanword from the Chinese term yaoguai, the word yōkai has taken on multiple different meanings particular to a Japanese context.
are also referred to as , or . Despite often being translated as such, are not demons in the Western sense of the word,... more
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