Japanese symbol for “monsters”
狐狸妖怪
こりようかい
Romaji: koriyoukai
tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters
In Japanese, monsters is 狐狸妖怪, read こりようかい (koriyoukai).
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Meanings
- n tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妖狐 | ようこ youko | fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit |
| 白狐 | しろぎつね shirogitsune | old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers) |
| 狐狸 | こり kori | foxes and tanuki |
| 狐火 | きつねび kitsunebi | pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus |
| 狐憑き | きつねつき kitsunetsuki | possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit |
| 銀狐 | ぎんぎつね gingitsune | silver fox |
| 古狸 | ふるだぬき furudanuki | old badger; veteran; oldtimer |
| 狸寝入り | たぬきねいり tanukineiri | feigning sleep |
| 妖怪 | ようかい youkai | ghost; apparition; phantom |
| 怪しい | あやしい ayashii | suspicious; dubious; questionable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “monsters”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.