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怪談もの (かいだんもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

怪かい談だんもの

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Meanings

1

ghost story; horror story

Refers to a work (book, film, etc.) in the ghost/horror genre. The もの suffix marks it as a genre piece.

夏なつになると怪かい談だんものが読よみたくなる

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When summer comes, I feel like reading ghost stories.

この映えい画がは典てん型けい的てきな怪かい談だんものだ。

This movie is a typical horror story.

Kanji

怪suspicious, mystery, apparition
談discuss, talk
物thing, object, matter

Related words

怪かい談だん
怪談 is a ghost story itself; 怪談もの refers to a work belonging to that genre.

Written forms

怪かい談だんもの
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
怪かい談だん物もの
Kanji spelling for もの; slightly more formal or literary feel.
怪かい談だんモノ
Katakana モノ gives a casual, genre-label nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 怪談 (ghost story) and もの (thing, genre piece).