Yokai Names A–Z

Abe no Seimei

AH-beh noh SAY-may

Abumikuchi

ah-BOO-mee-KOO-chee

Oil Baby

AH-boo-rah AH-kah-go

Aburabō (Oil Wraith)

ah-boo-rah-BOH

Aka-ashi (Red Foot)

AH-kah AH-shee

Red-Head

AH-kah-gah-shee-rah

Akaname

ah-kah-nah-meh

Lamp-less Soba Stall

ah-kah-ree NAH-shee SOH-bah

Red Tongue

AH-kah-shah

Akashi-sama

ah-KAH-shee-sah-mah

Fire of the Akuro-gami

AH-koo-roh-gah-mee no HEE

Amanojaku

ah-mah-noh-JAH-koo

Amano-zako (Heaven-Contrary Deity)

ah-mah-noh-ZAH-koh

Amazake Hag

ah-mah-ZAH-keh BAH-bah

Net-Cutter

AH-mee-kee-ree

Rainfall Page-Boy

ah-meh-FOO-ree koh-ZOH

Amenosagume

ah-meh-noh-sah-GOO-meh

Rain Woman

AH-meh-ON-nah

Heaven-Descending Maiden

AH-moh-roh-nah-goo

Blue Lady-in-Waiting

AH-oh NYOH-boh

Aobōzu (Blue Monk)

ah-oh-BOH-zoo

Blue Heron Fire

ah-oh-SAH-gee-bee

Hair in the Hemp Bucket

ah-sah-OH-keh-no-keh

Foot-Washing Manor

ah-shee-AH-rah-ee yah-SHEE-kee

Ashinaga Tenaga (Long-Legs and Long-Arms)

ah-shee-NAH-gah teh-NAH-gah

Atakemaru

ah-TAH-keh-mah-roo

Trailing Boy

AH-toh-oh-ee koh-ZOHH

Azuki-arai (Bean Washer)

ah-ZOO-kee ah-RAH-ee

Akki (Malevolent Oni)

AHK-kee

Akaei

akaei

Akagi Daimyojin

Aka Manto

Akamanto

Akamata Kuromata

Amabie

amabie

Ame-no-koyane

ame-no-koyane

Ame-no-tajikarao

ame-no-tajikarao

Ame-no-uzume

ame-no-uzume

Ao-andon

Atago-san Tarōbō

Ayakashi

ayakashi

Akamata

あかまたー

Aburasumashi

あぶらすまし

Aburahi-daimyojin

あぶらひだいみょうじん

Amaterasu-Omikami

あまてらすおおみかみ

Amamikiyo

あまみきよ

Ame-no-Oshihomimi

あめのおしほみみのみこと

Bake no Kawagoromo

ba-ke no ka-wa-go-ro-mo

Baku (Dream Eater)

ba-ku

Bakeneko

bah-keh-NEH-koh

Bakezōri (Haunted Straw Sandal Tsukumogami)

bah-keh-ZOH-ree

Basan

BAH-sahn

Banana-Plant Spirit

bah-SHOW-noh-SAY

Batsu (Hiderigami)

BAHT-soo (hee-DEH-ree-gah-mee)

Bake-kujira

bake-kujira

Bakotsu

Biwa Bokuboku

BEE-wah BOH-koo-BOH-koo

Poverty God

BEEN-boh-gah-mee

Betobeto-san

betobeto-san

Boroboroton

boh-roh-boh-roh-TOHN

Furaku-Furaku (The Dangling Lantern Spirit)

boo-RAH-boo-RAH

Shibiru-biru (Buru-buru) – The Quiver Spirit

boo-roo-BOO-roo

Boze

Bungo Kawatarō

bun-go no kawa-ta-rō

Bunagaya

Byakko (White Tiger)

Byakko

Byōbu-Nozoki (Screen-Peeker)

BYOH-boo no-ZOH-kee

Bake-jizo

ばけじぞう

Bishamonten

びしゃもんてん

Benzaiten

べんざいてん

Dust-Heap Demon King

chee-ree-ZOO-kah KAI-oh

Chochin-obake (Lantern Ghost)

chochin-obake

Chōchin-bi (Lantern Fire)

CHOH-cheen-bee

Chokuboron

CHOH-koo-BOH-ron

Danzaburō-danuki

dahn-zah-BOO-roh dah-NOO-kee

Daidarabotchi

Daikokuten

Dakiniten

dakiniten

Datsue-ba

Datsueba

Train Breeze Sprite

DEN-shah FOO-doh

Dodomeki

DOH-doh-MEH-kee

The Dōjōji Bell

doh-JOH-jee no kah-NEH

Doro-danbō (Mud Rice-Field Wraith)

DOH-roh-dahn-BOH

Daija

だいじゃ

Itsumade

e-tsu-mah-deh

Ibaraki-dōji

ee-bah-RAH-kee DOH-jee

Manhole-Backed Cat-Boar

EE-boo-tah SEH-oh-ee neh-koh-jee-shee

Ikijama (Living Jinx)

EE-chee-JAH-mah

The Kesa-Monk of Igusa

ee-GOO-sah no keh-SAH-boh

Ijū (Strange Beast)

ee-JOO

Ikiryō (Living Spirit)

ee-kee-RYOH

The Woman of Ikebukuro

ee-keh-BOO-kroh no OHN-nah

Inugami

EE-noo-GAH-mee

Inugami Gyōbu

EE-noo-GAH-mee GYOH-boo

Ipetam (The “Eating Blade”)

EE-peh-tahm

Ippon-Datara

EE-pohn dah-TAH-rah

Issun-boshi

EE-soon BOH-shee

Ita-oni (Board Demon)

EE-tah-oh-nee

Thread-Spinning Maiden

EE-toh-hee-kee MOO-soo-meh

Iwanabōzu (Monk Trout)

ee-wah-nah-BOH-zoo

Iyaya (Negaya)

ee-YAH-yah

Branching Fox

eh-dah-BOON-kee-gee-tsoo-neh

Spirit of the Ema Plaque

EH-mah no SAY

Enenra

eh-NEHN-rah

Raised-Collar Robe

eh-ree-TAH-teh-goh-ROH-moh

Emperor Sutoku

Enkou

enkou

Enma Daio

Enma-o

Ainu Kaisei

EYE-noo KAI-say

Ebisu

えびす

Fuguruma Yōhi (Letter-Carriage Enchantress)

FOO-goo-ROO-mah YOH-hee

Houki (Fengxi)

FOO-kee

Fukuro Mujina (Bag Badger)

FOO-koo-roh MOO-jee-nah

Furari-bi (Wandering Flame)

foo-RAH-ree-bee

Fūri (Wind Tanuki)

FOO-ree

Furu-Utsubo (Aged Quiver Spirit)

FOO-roo OOT-soh-boh

Futakuchi-onna (Two-Mouthed Woman)

foo-tah-KOO-chee OHN-nah

Fujiwara no Chikata’s Four Oni

fooj-ee-WAH-rah no chee-KAH-tah no yohn-kee

Fudo Myo-o

fudo-myoo

Fujiwara-no-hirotsugu

fujiwara-no-hirotsugu

Funayūrei

funayūrei

Furisode-no-kai

furisode-no-kai

Fusuma

Futon-kabuse

Fujin

ふうじん

Fukurokuju

ふくろくじゅ

Gaki Possession (Starving-Ghost Affliction)

GAH-kee TSOO-kee

Garei (Spirit of the Painting)

GAH-ray

Gambari Nyūdō

GAHN-bah-ree nyoo-DOH

Gangi Kozō

GAHN-ghee koh-ZOH

Oni of Gango-ji

GAHN-goh-jee no OH-nee

Garappa

Gashadokuro

Gataro

gataro

Genbu (Black Tortoise)

Genbu

Five-Limbed Face

goh-tai-MEN

Gotoku Neko (Trivet Cat)

GOH-toh-koo NEH-koh

Gozu Tenno

ごずてんのう

Goho-doji (Ototen & Wakaten)

ごほうどうじ(おとてん・わかてん)

Gongo

ごんご

Hachiman

hachiman

Hachirotaro

Grave Fire

HAH-kah-noh HEE

Hakutaku (White Marsh)

hah-koo-TAH-koo

Hashihime (Bridge Princess)

HAH-shee-HEE-meh

Hatahiro

HAH-tah-HEE-roh

Resurrection Incense

hahn-GOHN-koh

Hannya

Hari-onago

hari-onago

Hachishakusama

Hasshakusama

Heiroku

HAY-roh-koo

Hienma

hee-EN-mah

Hihi (Demon Baboon)

HEE-hee

Fire-Quenching Crone

hee-KEH-shee-bah-bah

Himamushi Nyūdō

HEE-mah-moo-shee nyoo-DOH

Hitodama (Human Soul Fire)

hee-toh-DAH-mah

Hitome-ryō

HEE-toh-meh RYOH

Hitotsume-kozou

hee-TOH-tsu-meh koh-ZOH

Hiyori-bō (Fair-Weather Monk)

hee-YOH-ree-boh

Hichigee

hichigee

Hiko-san Buzenbō

Hira-san Jirōbō

Hōsōshi

hō-sō-shi

Broom Spirit (Hōkigami)

HOH-kee-gah-mee

Bone Woman

HOH-neh-ON-nah

Hossumori, the Fly-Whisk Guardian

HOSS-soo-MOH-ree

Hyakume (Hundred-Eyed Demon)

HYAH-koo-meh

Hyōsube

hyō-su-be

Hyōtan Kozō (Gourd Boy)

HYOH-tahn koh-ZOH

Hyousunbo

Hanako-san of the Toilet

といれのはなこさん

Hakuzosu

はくぞうす

Hanzaki Daimyojin

はんざきだいみょうじん

Hoakari

ほあかりのみこと

Hotei

ほてい

Ichikishima-hime-no-Mikoto

ichikishima-hime-no-mikoto

Demons of Mt. Ichiya

ichiyazan-no-oni

Iizuna Saburō

Iso-onna

iso-onna

Isonade

isonade

Ittan-Momen

ittan momen

Izanagi

Izanami

Izutamahiko no Mikoto

izutamahiko

Inari

いなりのかみ

Iwanaga-hime

いわながひめ

Snake-Bone Hag

jah-KOHTS-bah-bah

Jami (Evil Miasma Spirit)

JAH-mee

Serpent Queen Princess

jah-OH-hee-meh

Snake-Obi

jah-TIE

Jingu-kogo

jingu-kogo

Jinja-hime

jinja-hime

Jinmenken (Human-Faced Dog)

jinmenken

Jorōgumo

Jiosenbi

じおうせんび

Juroujin

じゅろうじん

Kagutsuchi

kagutsuchi

Shadow Woman

KAH-geh-OHN-nah

Hidden Zato (Kakurezatō)

kah-KOO-reh-zah-TOH

Hidden Hamlet

kah-koo-reh-ZAH-toh

Kama-itachi

kah-mah-ee-TAH-chee

Hair-Cutter

KAH-mee-KEE-ree

Paper Dance

KAH-mee-mai

Hair Oni (Kamikki)

KAH-mee-oh-nee

Kameosa

KAH-meh-OH-sah

Kanatsubute

kah-nah-TSOO-boo-teh

Kanazuchibō

kah-nah-ZOO-chee-boh

Crab Monk

KAH-nee-BOH-zoo

Kappa

KAH-pah

Karakasa-kozou

KAH-rah-KAH-sah koh-ZOH

Kasha (Corpse-Dragging Fiend)

KAH-shah

The One-Leaved Reed

kah-tah-HAH no AH-shee

One-Eared Pig

kah-tah-KEE-rah-OO-wah

Katawaguruma (One-Wheeled Carriage)

kah-tah-wah-GOO-roo-mah

Kawauso (Otter Yokai)

kah-wah-OO-soh

Mosquito-Net-Hanging Tanuki

kah-yah-TSOO-ree dah-NOO-kee

Kazembō (Fire-Monk of Toribe Hill)

kah-ZEN-boh

Kazutsumi Dōji (Number Block)

kah-zoo-TSOO-mee DOH-jee

Shell Child

KAI-chee-go

Kaijin

kaijin

Kainan Hōshi

kainan hōshi

Kannon

kannon

Kariba Myojin

kariba-myojin

Kashima Reiko

Kasho Tengu

Kasho-tengu

Kasuga-no-kami

kasuga-no-kami

Kataashi-pinza

Keukegen

KAY-oo-kay-gen

Kidōmaru (Demon Prodigy)

kee-DOH-mah-roo

Kijo (Demon Woman)

KEE-joh

Kinutanuki

kee-noo-tah-NOO-kee

Kinrei (and Kintama)

kee-NREH

Kiri Ichibē

KEE-ree EE-chee-bay

Goldfish Lantern

KEEN-gyoh-toh

Kinmamon

KEEN-mah-mohn

Golden Crow

KEEN-oo (Kin-ū)

Kejōrō (Hair Courtesan)

keh-JOH-roh

Kera-kera Woman

keh-rah KEH-rah OHN-nah

Kenmun

KEN-moon

Kenne-o

kenne-o

Kiko (Air Fox)

ki-ko

Kihachi

Kijimuna

kijimuna

Kincho

Kisaragi Station

kisaragi-eki

Kodama (Japanese Tree Spirit)

kodama

Koga Saburo

Kodama Mouse

koh-DAH-mah NEH-zoo-mee

Koinryō

koh-EEN-ryoh

Kokuri Baba (Temple Kitchen Hag)

KOH-koo-ree bah-BAH

Konoha Tengu

KOH-noh-hah TEN-goo

Korōka (Ancient Lantern Fire)

koh-ROH-kah

Kosame-bō (Little Rain Monk)

koh-sah-meh-BOH

Battlefield Will-o'-Wisp

koh-SEN-joh-bee

Hand from a Kosode Sleeve

koh-SOH-deh no TEH

Kotofurunushi

koh-toh-koh-roo-NOO-shee

Konpeika, the Golden Ogre of Kumano

kohn-PAY-kah

Kokū-daiko

kokū-daiko

Konaki-jiji

konaki-jiji

Konjin

konjin

Konohanasakuyahime

konohana-sakuyahime

Konohanasakuyahime

Konpira-bo

konpira-bo

Kudan (Prophetic Human-Cow Yokai)

koo-DAHN

Kugutsushi (Puppet Troupers)

koo-GOO-tshee

Kumitezuri

KOO-mee-teh-ZOO-ree

Saddle Fiend

KOO-rah-yah-ROH

Kuro-bōzu (Black Monk)

KOO-roh BOH-zoo

Black Hand

KOO-roh-teh

Kutsutsura

koo-TSOO-TSOO-rah

Koropokkuru

koropokkuru

Kosodate Yurei

kosodate-yurei

Kūko (Sky Fox)

kū-ko

Kuda-gitsune

kuda-gitsune

Kumano Gongen

kumano-gongen

Kurama-yama Sōjōbō

Kurozuka

kurozuka

Kuzuryū

kuzuryū

Kyōkotsu (Mad Bone)

KYOH-koh-tsu

Kyōrinrin (Scripture Spirit)

KYOH-reen-reen

Kyūsenbō

kyū-sen-bō

Nine-Tailed Fox

Kyubi no Kitsune

Kiyohime

きよひめ

Kuzunoha

くずのは

Kuchisake-onna

くちさけおんな

Kunekune

くねくね

Kojin

こうじん

Kokkuri-san

こっくりさん

Konpira

こんぴら

Mahō-sama (Magic Lord)

mah-HOH-sah-mah

Maki-jo (Demon Woman)

MAH-kee-joh

Pillow-Flipper

mah-koo-rah-GAH-eh-shee

Maikubi

maikubi

Majimun

majimun

Medochi

me-do-chi

Borrowed Sieve Hag

mee-KAH-ree bah-BAH

Mikoshi-nyūdō (Looming Priest)

mee-KOH-shee nyoo-DOH

Gooseflesh Specter

MEE-no-keh-DAH-chee

Straw-Raincoat Sandals

MEE-noh WAH-rah-jee

Minobi (Rain-cloak Fire)

MEE-noh-bee

Mishige (Enchanted Rice Paddle)

MEE-shee-geh

Mizo-Idashi

MEE-zoh-ee-DAH-shee

Water-Begging Ghost

MEE-zoo-koi YOO-ray

Eye Standoff

MEH-koo-RAH-beh

Metsuhō Shell (Metsuhō-gai)

MEH-tsu-hoh-gai

Menreiki

MEN-ray-kee

Hoichi the Earless

miminashi-hoichi

Minamoto no Yorimitsu

minamoto-no-yorimitsu

Mishaguji

Mokugyo Daruma

MOH-koo-gyoh dah-ROO-mah

Mokumokuren

MOH-koo-moh-koo-REN

Momijigari (The Demon of the Maple Viewing)

moh-MEE-jee-GAH-ree

Momongaa

moh-mohn-GAH-ah

Momonji (the Hundred-Old Man)

MOH-mohn-jee

The Kettle of Morinji

moh-RIN-jee no KAH-mah

Mōryō

MOH-ryoh

Mugidono Daimyōjin

MOO-gee-doh-noh dye-MYOH-jin

Mujina

MOO-jee-nah

Muku-Mukabaki (Awakened Gaiters)

MOO-koo MOO-kah-bah-kee

Dream Mirror

MOO-kyoh

Murasaki-kagami

murasaki-kagami

Myobu

myobu

Myōtaraten

myoh-tah-rah-ten

Misogoro

みそごろう

Mary-san's Phone Call

めりーさんのでんわ

Moriya-no-kami

もりやのかみ

Nadezatō (the “Smoothing” Blind Monk)

NAH-deh-zah-TOH

Seven-Fathom Wife

NAH-nah-hee-roh NYOH-boh

Roaring Cauldron (Narigama)

nah-ree-GAH-mah

Namahage

Nami-kozō

nami-kozō

Meat-Sucker

NEE-koo-soo-ee

Phantom Locomotive

nee-SEH-kee-shah

Human-Faced Tree

neen-MEN-joo

Nekomata

neh-koh-MAH-tah

Cat Maiden

NEH-koh-moo-SOO-meh

Ningyo

ningyo

Niutsuhime

niutsuhime

Nobusuma

nobusuma

Nodera-bō

nodera-bō

Field Matchlock (Nodeppō)

noh-DEHP-poh

Painted Buddha

NOO-ree-boh-TOH-keh

Nurikabe

NOO-ree-KAH-beh

Nuppefuhofu

NOOP-peh-FOH-hoh-foo

Noppera-bo

nopperabo

Nue

Nurarihyon

Nure-onna

nure-onna

Nyoi Jizai (Will-at-Will Scepter Spirit)

NYOH-ee jee-ZAI

Nyūbachibō

nyoo-bah-chee-BOH

Court-Entering Sparrow

NYOO-nai SOO-zoo-meh

Ninigi-no-Mikoto

ににぎのみこと

Oguchi-no-magami

Big-Headed Boy

oh-AH-tah-ma koh-ZOH

Oboroguruma (The Hazy Carriage)

oh-BOH-roh-goo-ROO-mah

The Oak That Never Shed Its Leaves

oh-chee-bah-NAH-kee SHEE-ee

Dancing Head

oh-DOH-ree-KOO-bee

Oitekebori

oh-EE-teh-keh-BOH-ree

Great Tonsure

OH-kah-BOO-roh

Guiding Lantern (Okuri-chōchin)

oh-KOO-ree CHOH-cheen

Accompanying Hyōshigi

oh-KOO-ree hyoh-SHEE-ghee

Escorting Sparrow

oh-KOO-ree soo-ZOO-meh

Great Catfish

oh-nah-MAH-zoo

Oni

OH-nee

Oni Hitokuchi

OH-nee HEE-toh-KOO-chee

Oni Bear

OH-nee KOO-mah

The Great Kiseru

oh-oh-gee-SEH-roo

Great Head

OH-oh-KOO-bee

Giant Centipede

OH-oh-MOO-kah-deh

Great Nyūdō (Giant Priest Apparition)

oh-oh-nyoo-DOH

Oni of Hemp Fiber (O-uni)

OH-oo-NEE

Osakabe-hime

oh-sah-KAH-beh-hee-meh

Long Crown

oh-sah-KOH-buh-ree

Powdered-Hag

oh-shee-ROH-ee bah-BAH

Otoroshi

oh-toh-ROH-shee

Great Zato (The Blind Masseur Yokai)

OH-zah-TOH

Ohaguro-bettari

ohaguro-bettari

Great Spider

OHH-goo-moh

Echo-Worm

OHH-seh-ee-choo (ohh-OH-seh-ee-choo)

Onmoraki

ohn-moh-RAH-kee

Female Tengu

OHN-nah TEN-goo

Onryō (Vengeful Spirit)

ohn-RYOH

Oiwa

Okiku

okiku

Okuninushi no Kami

Omoikane

omoikane-no-kami

Ubagabi (Old Woman’s Fire)

OO-bah-gah-bee

Umashika (Horse-Deer Yokai)

oo-MAH-shee-kah

Horse Possession

OO-mah-TSOO-kee

Ushi-no-koku Mairi (Cursing Rite at the Hour of the Ox)

OO-shee-noh-KOH-koo MY-ree

Ushirogami (The Back-Hair Spirit)

oo-SHEE-roh-gah-mee

Uwan

OO-wahn

Uyauyashi

oo-yah-oo-YAH-shee

Ungai-kyō (Mirror from Beyond the Clouds)

OON-guy-kyo (oon-GAH-ee-kyoh)

Osaki-gitsune

osaki-gitsune

Oyamatsumi

oyamatsumi

Ogetsuhime-no-Kami

おおげつひめのかみ

Ootakemaru

おおたけまる

Otsuyu

おつゆ

Paantu

Penghou

POONG-hoh

Oni of Rajōmon (Rashōmon Demon)

rah-JOH-mohn no OH-nee

Raigō

RAI-goh

Fridge Ward

RAY-zoh-MO-ree

Rokuemon

Rokurokubi

Raijū

RYE-joo

Ryōmen Sukuna

Meteorbound

RYOO-say-tsu-kee

Ryujashin

ryujashin

Ryūjin

ryūjin

Ryūjo

ryūjo

Raijin

らいじん

Reverse Pillar

sah-kah-BAH-shee-rah

Salmon Daisuke

SAH-keh noh OH-oh-skay

Sanuki Heike Crab

sah-NOO-kee HAY-keh-gah-nee

Sarugami (Monkey Deity)

sah-roo-GAH-mee

Saru-oni (Ape Ogre)

SAH-roo-OH-nee

Satori

sah-TOH-ree

Prince Sawara

SAH-wah-rah shin-NOH

Sanmai Tarō

SAHN-mai tah-ROH

Three-Eyed, Eight-Faced

SAHN-meh YAH-zoo-rah

Mountain Sprite (Sansei)

SAHN-say

Sandworm

SAHND-wohrm

Sakata no Kintoki

sakata-no-kintoki

Sanki Daigongen

sanki-daigongen

Saruyume

saruyume

Satoru-kun

satoru-kun

Sazae-oni

sazae-oni

Seto General

SEH-toh TIE-shoh

Thousand-Wolf Pack

SEHN-bee-kee OH-oh-kah-mee

Seiryū (Azure Dragon)

Seiryū

Flash-Spinner Oni

SEN-kyoo-kee

Killing Stone

Sesshōseki

Elder Shamisen

SHAH-mee-CHOH-loh

Headlamp Oni

shah-TOH-kee

Seven-Step Viper

SHEE-chee-hoh-jah

The Seven Companions

shee-chee-neen DOH-gyoh

Shidai-daka (Ever-Rising Tall One)

SHEE-dye-DAH-kah

Shirōneri

shee-ROH-neh-ree

Shichinin Misaki

shichinin-misaki

Mirage (Shinkirō)

shin-kee-ROH

Shinigami

shinigami

Shiramine Sagamibō

Shiranui

shiranui

Shōkichi Kappa

shō-kichi kappa

Shōgorō (the Gong Spirit)

SHOH-goh-ROH

Zhong Kui (Shōki)

SHOH-kee

Shōkera

SHOH-keh-rah

Shokuin (Zhu Yin)

SHOH-koo-een

Shōrōkaze (Spirit-Wind)

SHOH-roh-kah-zeh

Shu no Ban

SHOO noh BAHN

Shuten-dōji

Sōgenbi

sōgenbi

Sokushinbutsu

Cool-Breeze Oni

SUE-zoo-mee OH-nee

Suzuri-no-tamashii

sue-ZOO-ree no tah-mah-SHEE

Sugawara no Michizane

Suiko (Water Tiger)

sui-ko

Suiko-sama (Water Tiger Deity)

sui-ko-sa-ma

Sukunabikona

sukunabikona

Sunakake-baba

sunakake-baba

Suzaku (Vermilion Bird)

Suzaku

Suzuhiko-hime

Sakanoue no Tamuramaro

さかのうえのたむらまろ

Sarutahiko-no-Mikoto

さるたひこのみこと

Shojo

しょうじょう

Suiton

すいとん

Susanoo

すさのお

Suzuka Gozen

すずかごぜん

Sunekosuri

すねこすり

Sumiyoshi Sanjin

すみよしさんじん

Tall Woman

tah-kah-OHN-nah

Treasure Ship

TAH-kah-rah-boo-neh

King of the Waterfall Spirit

tah-kee RAY-oh

Tamehachi Fox

tah-meh-HAH-chee GEE-tsue-neh

Tanuki Bayashi (Raccoon Dog Festival Drums)

tah-NOO-kee bah-YAH-shee

Taiba, the Horse-Killing Wind

TAI-bah

Taira no Masakado

Taira no Koremochi

taira-no-koremochi

Takeminakata-no-Kami

takeminakata

Takiyasha-hime

takiyasha hime

Tamamo-no-Mae

Tanuki

Demons of Tateyama Jigoku

Tateyama-jigoku-oni

Hand-Eyes

TEH-no-meh

Tesso

TEH-soh

Temple Woodpecker

TEHM-puhl WUUD-peh-ker (teh-rah-TSOO-tsoo-kee)

Teketeke

Tengu Pebble Shower

TEN-goo TSU-boo-teh

Ceiling-Dropper

TEN-joh-KOO-dah-ree

Ceiling Licker

TEN-joh-NAH-meh

Tengu

Tenko

Taimatsumaru

tie-MAHT-soo-mah-roo

Tofu-kozo

tofu-kozo

Tōdaiki (Human Candelabrum)

toh-dai-kee

Tomokadzuki

tomokadzuki

Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

TSOO-chee-GOO-moh

Moon-Eater Veil

TSOO-kee-goo-ee GAH-koo-shee

Moon Rabbit

TSOO-kee-noh oo-SAH-ghee

Horned Washbasin Hanzō

TSOO-noh-HAHN-zoh

Tsurube-bi (Bucket Fire)

TSOO-roo-beh-bee

The Tsugaru Drum of Honjo

tsu-GAH-roo no TIE-koh

Tsukumogami

Tsurube-otoshi

tsurube-otoshi

Takemikazuchi

たけみかづちのかみ

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

つくよみのみこと

Tsuchinoko

つちのこ

Toyouke-Omikami

とようけのおおみかみ

Toyotama-hime

とよたまひめ

Takuhatachijihime

よろずはたとよあきつしひめのみこと

Ubagami

Ubume

ubume

Umi-zatō

umi-zatō

Umibōzu

umibōzu

Cow Head

ushi-no-kubi

Ushi-oni

ushi-oni

Usuoi-baba

usuoi-baba

Ukemochi-no-Kami

うけもちのかみ

Umisachihiko

うみさちひこ

Waira

WAH-ee-rah

Wanyūdō

wah-nyoo-DOH

Smiling Hannya

wah-RAH-ee HAHN-nyah

Lost-Item Kozō

wah-soo-reh-MOH-noh koh-ZOH

Warei

warei

Watanabe no Tsuna

watanabe-no-tsuna

Wakumusubi-no-Kami

わくむすひのかみ

Yako (Field Fox)

ya-ko

Yamawaro (Mountain Child)

ya-ma-wa-ro

Yamabiko

yah-mah-BEE-koh

Yamamoto Gorōzaemon

yah-mah-MOH-toh goh-ROH-zah-eh-mon

Yamaoroshi

yah-mah-oh-ROH-shee

Yamauba

yah-mah-OO-bah

House Groans (Yanari)

yah-NAH-ree

Yarikechō (Spear Tuft Spirit)

yah-ree-keh-CHOH

Epidemic God

yahk-BYOH-gah-mee

Yamanoke

Yamata no Orochi

Yamato Takeru

Yamawaro

yamawaro

Yao-bikuni

yao bikuni

Yatagarasu

yatagarasu

Weeping Stone

yo-NAH-kee ee-shi

Night Sparrow

YOH-soo-ZOO-meh

Yokkabu-i

Yonatama

yonatama

Yuki-warashi (Snow Child)

YOO-kee WAH-rah-shee

Snow Elder

YOO-kee-jee-jee

Spirit of Dreams

YOO-meh no say-RAY-ee

Yūrei (Ghost)

YOO-ray

Yudonosan-daigongen

Yuki-onna

Yamasachihiko

やまさちひこ

Yukijoro

ゆきじょろう

Yomotsushikome

よもつしこめ

Zan

zan

Zashiki-warashi

zashiki-warashi

Zen-Gama-no-Shō (Zen Kettle Monk)

ZEN-gah-mah-noh SHOH

Ōmagatoki

Ōmine Zenkibō

Ōyama Hōkibō

天穂日命

あめのほひのみこと

伊斯許理度売命

いしこりどめのみこと

舌長姥

したながうば

芝右衛門狸

しばえもんだぬき

尻目

しりめ

瀬織津姫

せおりつひめ

高御産巣日神

たかみむすびのかみ

湍津姫神

たぎつひめのかみ

田心姫神

たごりひめのかみ

玉祖命

たまのおやのみこと

布刀玉命

ふとだまのみこと

山地乳

やまちち

倭姫命

やまとひめのみこと