Yaoguai Wednesday week 1
With the season of the UNDEAD Kungfu Ghost Killer upon us, let’s look at the creatures he contends with. first up: The Face Swiper (Shuāliǎnguǐ 刷臉鬼) #UKGK
Yokai
Yōkai or Yāoguài
What Are They? The translation for the work Yōkai (妖怪) is something to the effect of “strange, supernatural creature or phenomena” in Japanese. The word is a combination of the characters 妖 (yō–attractive, bewitching, calamity) and 怪 (kai–mystery, wonder). Over the years, different English words have been used in translation. Yōkai can be translated to monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it encompasses …