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怪物 (かいぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
monster
Refers to a frightening, unnatural creature, often in folklore, fantasy, or metaphorically for a person or thing that is extraordinarily large, powerful, or cruel.
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He is called a monster of the political world.
Written forms 怪かい 物ぶつ Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common vocabulary.
かいぶつ Usage 1%
Kanji 怪 suspicious, mystery, apparition Similar words 化ば け 物もの 化け物 is a more colloquial and often more frightening term for a monster or ghostly apparition, while 怪物 can sound slightly more literary or metaphorical.
怪かい 獣じゅう 怪獣 specifically refers to giant monsters like those in kaiju films (e.g., Godzilla), whereas 怪物 is a broader term for any monstrous being.
Etymology Compound of 怪 (kai, 'mysterious, strange') and 物 (butsu, 'thing, creature'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'monster'.
