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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(folklore, Japanese mythology) Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore..
Earl didn’t know all the details about what that type of yokais’ powers were, her mother kept the family secrets close to the vest, and he knew even less about which of those powers had gotten passed onto her half-human offspring.
Use yokai when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Yokai means (folklore, Japanese mythology) Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore..
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Earl didn’t know all the details about what that type of yokais’ powers were, her mother kept the family secrets close to the vest, and he knew even less about which of those powers had gotten passed onto her half-human offspring.
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