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yokais

yokais is the plural of yokai.

Meaning of yokai

Noun

yokai (plural yokai or yokais)

  1. (Japanese) 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.2021, Larry Correia, chapter 6, in Monster Hunter Bloodlines (Monster Hunters International; 9), Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN

Questions about yokais

What is yokais the plural of?
Yokais is the plural of yokai.

Words near yokais in the dictionary

  1. Yoka poxvirus
  2. yoka star turban
  3. yoka star turbans
  4. yokable
  5. yokai
  6. yokais
  7. yokan
  8. yoke
  9. yoke elm
  10. yoke elms
  11. yoke line

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