What does 妖怪 mean?
妖怪 is a Japanese noun meaning “a yokai, a supernatural creature” in English. It is written as 妖怪 in kanji, ようかい in hiragana, and youkai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
一匹の妖怪がヨーロッパを徘徊している。共産主義という妖怪が。
A spectre is haunting Europe ― the spectre of communism.