yokai vs monster

yokai and monster both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yokai	Yes	No	No	No
monster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, monster is a hypernym of yokai; that is, monster is a word with a broader meaning than yokai:

yokai: Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore
monster: an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

yokai (noun)	monster (noun)
Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore	(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
	an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
	someone that is abnormally large and powerful