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Revised Romanization | Dokkaebi |
McCune–Reischauer | Tokkaebi |
{{Transliteration|ko|rr|Dokkaebi}or dogkagkwi} (Korean: 도깨비 or 국각귀) are legendary creatures from Korean mythology and folklore. Dokkaebi, also known as "Korean goblins",[2][3] 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.[4] Legends describe different dokkaebi in many forms and beings with a thousand faces, and dokkaebi often wear hanbok.