Dokkaebi

Dokkaebi (Korean: 도깨비) are legendary creatures from Korean mythology and folklore. Dokkaebi, also known as "Korean goblins", are nature deities or spirits possessing extraordinary powers and abilities that are used to interact with humans, at times playing tricks on them and at times helping them. Legends describe different dokkaebi in many forms and beings with a thousand faces, and dokkaebi often wear hanbok.

This article is about the mythical creature of Korean folklore. For other uses, see Dokkaebi (disambiguation).

Dokkaebi
Dokkaebi patterned tiles from Oe-ri, Buyeo dating back to the Baekje period
Korean name
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Revised RomanizationDokkaebi
McCune–ReischauerTokkaebi
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