半妖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半	妖
はん Grade: 2	よう Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

半(はん)妖(よう) • (han'yō) 

1. one who is of a mixed yōkai (妖怪; supernatural being/demon) and ningen (人間; human/mortal) heritage.
2. (anime, manga) half-human, half-demon(?) characters; often due to one parent being human and the other being demon

Coordinate terms

• 修羅(しゅら) (Shura): Asura (Demi-God/Demon's) realm of Buddhism
• 半神(はんしん) (hanshin)