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yōkai

supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
Class type of: monster, obake Q503186
yōkai
Katsushika Hokusai · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

7 properties
Country
Japan[3]
Subclass of
monster, obake
Described by source
Gujin Tushu Jicheng[5]
Different from
yōkai in a work of fiction, yaoguai[7][8]
Has list
list of legendary creatures from Japan[9]
Native label
妖怪[6]
Worshipped by
Japanese mythology[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en ayakashi en mamono en yôkai en yōkai en yokai en mononoke en yookai en youkai ar يوكاي cs jókai cs bakemono cs yōkai cs obake cs mononoke de Yokai de Hengeyokai de Youkai en-gb mononoke en-gb yokai en-gb mamono
🔖 Identifiers · 30
Library of Congress authority ID
sh2008000111
GND ID
1148583335
BNCF Thesaurus ID
78272
BabelNet ID
01713130n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15589901c
Biblissima authority ID
A.S. Mont-Dore
FAST ID
1744824
Fandom article ID
yokai:Yōkai
Fandom wiki ID
yokai
Freebase ID
/m/01jlxw
IdRef ID
12029964X
KBpedia ID
Yokai
Show all 30 identifiers +18
Lex ID
yokai
Museum-digital tag ID
39176
NDL Authority ID
00574284
NL CR AUT ID
ph1260381
Namuwiki ID
요괴
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007537608305171
NicoNicoPedia ID
妖怪
Personality Database work ID
39965
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
妖怪
Quora topic ID
Yokai
Subreddit
yokai
TV Tropes ID
Main/Youkai
Topic's main category
Category:Yōkai
Touhou Wiki ID
Youkai, de:Youkai, es:Youkai, fr:Youkai, ru:Ёкай, sv:Daimon
Vikidia article ID
fr:Yōkai
Wellcome Collection concept ID
cbarpu9w
Yale LUX ID
concept/5c58e1a5-b92a-495c-b2f2-a56a0bf86385
Zhihu topic ID
19675815

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🔗 Connections
Examples 77
tengu, Yuki-onna, Rokurokubi, Amabie, Yama-uba, Tsuchinoko, Akaname, Tamamo-no-Mae +69 more
Subtypes 29
oni, kappa, bakeneko, bake-danuki, nekomata, Nue, Tsukumogami, nine-tailed fox +21 more
← Depicts 4
Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, Konjaku Hyakki Shūi
← Main subject 4
The Summer Hikaru Died, Yo-kai Watch, Jigoku Sensei Nūbē, Miyoshi Mononoke Museum
Subclass of 2
monster, obake
Belongs to 1
list of alleged extraterrestrial beings
Country 1
Japan
Described by source 1
Gujin Tushu Jicheng
Has list 1
list of legendary creatures from Japan
Topic's main category 1
Category:Yōkai
Worshipped by 1
Japanese mythology
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Yōkai
← Interested in 1
Shigeru Mizuki
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Summary

yōkai is a type of monster[1] and obake[2].

Related Entities

Japan

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  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · ArsenalBastion4093 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → yōkai in a work of fiction, yaoguai
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: yaoguai"
  2. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → A.S. Mont-Dore
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority ID: Q298351, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007537608305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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