Usually means: Supernatural creatures in Japanese folklore.
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▸ noun:  (folklore, Japanese mythology) Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.

Similar:
youkai, hengeyokai, obake, yaksha, gaki, shikigami, ushioni, tsuchigumo, akuma, Isonade, more...

Opposite:
human, mortal, non-supernatural

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Similar:
youkai, hengeyokai, obake, yaksha, gaki, shikigami, ushioni, tsuchigumo, akuma, Isonade, more...

Opposite:
human, mortal, non-supernatural



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