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”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠iʑɨː]

Noun

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

monster

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)