怪獣

See also: 怪獸 and 怪兽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
怪 獣
かい
Grade: S 		じゅう
Grade: S
kan'on kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
怪獸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

怪(かい) (kai, “mysterious”) + 獣(じゅう) (jū, “beast”)

Comparable terms in other languages: Swedish vidunder, odjur

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠iʑɨː]

Noun

怪(かい)獣(じゅう) • (kaijū) ←くわいじう (kwaiziu)?

  1. (large, mystical) monstrous beast
    Hypernym: 怪物
    1. movie monster
      Hyponym: 大怪獣 (daikaijū)
      1. kaiju: giant movie monster, including robots and mecha
        Synonym: 大怪獣 (daikaijū)
    2. cryptid

Derived terms

  • 大怪獣 (daikaijū)
    • 大怪獣映画 (daikaijū eiga)
  • 怪獣映画 (kaijū eiga)

Descendants

  • → English: kaiju (from 大怪獣)
  • → Korean: 괴수 (goesu) (via Middle Chinese)

References

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