Vocabulary

What does 怪獣 (かいじゅう, kaijuu) mean?

怪獣 (かいじゅう, kaijuu) means monster, giant beast.

Quick facts
Readingかいじゅう
Romajikaijuu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かいじゅう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaijuu

monster, giant beast

  1. 1noun monster

Example sentences

  • In the movie, a monster destroyed the city.

  • My son loves monster toys.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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