夜や道どう怪かい

noun

night-wandering monster; folkloric creature that attacks people at night

A yōkai from Japanese folklore said to roam at night, injuring or abducting people. The term is primarily encountered in discussions of traditional ghost stories and regional legends.

• 夜や道どう怪かいは夜よ中なかに人ひとを襲おそうと伝つたえられている。

  The yadōkai is said to attack people in the middle of the night.

• この地ち方ほうには夜や道どう怪かいにまつわる昔むかし話ばなしが残のこっている。

  Old tales about the yadōkai remain in this region.