Word Meaning 怪物

かいぶつ kaibutsu

怪物 is read as かいぶつ (kaibutsu) and means monster.

Meaning

English

  1. monster

Reading

Kana

かいぶつ

Romaji

kaibutsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16146 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

怪人物

かいじんぶつ

mysterious person

怪奇物語り

かいきものがたり

mystery story

物怪

もっけ

unexpected

物の怪

もののけ

(vengeful) ghost

怪しい

あやしい

suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)

怪奇

かいき

grotesque

怪しむ

あやしむ

to suspect

怪談

かいだん

ghost story

怪我

けが

injury

怪獣

かいじゅう

monster

怪文書

かいぶんしょ

dubious document

怪人

かいじん

mysterious person

Example Sentences

8

やまのなかにきょだいなかいぶつがあらわれた。

A giant monster appeared in the mountains.

A hideous monster used to live there.

It's true that he saw a monster.

Monsters live in fear of a Tom under their bed.

A monster was believed to live in the cave.

A monster lay on a rock near the top of the mountain.

In high school he was called a "monster" and was even highly thought of by recruiters.

When I was a child, I didn't think that monsters were that scary.