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怪獣 (かいじゅう): monster — Japanese vocabulary

怪獣 is read かいじゅう and means "monster". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

怪獣

Reading
かいじゅう · kaijuu
Translation
monster
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
かいじゅうが

Example

信じてもらえないだろうけど、茂みの中から怪獣が現れたんだよ。

しんじてもらえないだろうけど、しげみのなかからかいじゅうがあらわれたんだよ。

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

Kanji in this word

  • 怪 — Suspicious, Mystery, Apparition
  • 獣 — Animal, Beast

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