Yōkai
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Yōkai (ghost, phantom, strange apparition) are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "bewitching; attractive; calamity"; and "spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious".
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See also
- Dokkaebi
- Genius
- Jinn
- Kijimunaa (legendary beings from Ryukyu Islands)
- List of legendary creatures from Japan
- Obake
- Oni
- Tengu
- Tsukumogami
- Yaoguai
- Yōsei
- Yūrei
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