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JLPT N1 · Noun

怪獣 (kaijuu)

怪獣 (かいじゅう, kaijuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “monster”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かいじゅう
Romaji
kaijuu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. monster · noun

Example sentences

信じてもらえないだろうけど、茂みの中から怪獣が現れたんだよ。
Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the bush.
Tatoeba #145738

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 怪獣

怪
suspicious, mystery, apparitionカイ・ケ・あや.しい・あや.しむ · 8 strokes
獣
animal, beastジュウ・けもの・けだもの · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 怪獣.

怪しいあやしいsuspicious獣けだものbeast獣けものbeast

Source: JMdict entry 1200280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.