Japanese

Noun

半妖 ‎(hiragana はんよう, romaji 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)