Word Meaning 怪獣

かいじゅう kaijuu

怪獣 is read as かいじゅう (kaijuu) and means monster.

Meaning

English

  1. monster

Reading

Kana

かいじゅう

Romaji

kaijuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 17247 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

怪獣映画

かいじゅうえいが

monster film

怪獣像

かいじゅうぞう

gargoyle

大怪獣

だいかいじゅう

large monster (Japanese film genre)

怪我

けが

injury

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

怪物

かいぶつ

monster

怪談

かいだん

ghost story

怪文書

かいぶんしょ

dubious document

怪人

かいじん

mysterious person

かい

mystery

Example Sentences

5

There's a monster in my closet.

Tom said that there was a monster under his bed.

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the cave.

I saw this scary monster under my bed.

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the bush.