よう
妖
かい
怪

noun

  1. ghost, apparition, phantom, specter, demon, monster, goblin, yōkai.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
妖
かい
怪
 妖怪 ようかい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

attractive, bewitching, calamity
ヨウ　あや.しい　なま.めく (11th)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
suspicious, mystery, apparition
カイ　あや.しい　ケ (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)