| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 怪物 | かいぶつ | カイブツ |
Pronunciation: kaibutsu
How to Say It Outloud: ka-ee-boo-tsu
Usage: Used to describe a monster or a creature in general.
Example Sentence Japanese:
その森には怪物が住んでいる。
その森には怪物が住んでいる。Example Sentence English:A monster lives in that forest.
A monster lives in that forest.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 化け物 | ばけもの | バケモノ |
Pronunciation: bakemono
How to Say It Outloud: ba-ke-mo-no
Usage: Used to describe a supernatural monster or ghost.
Example Sentence Japanese:化け物が現れたと聞いた。
化け物が現れたと聞いた。Example Sentence English:I heard that a monster appeared.
I heard that a monster appeared.| Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|
| モンスター | モンスター |
Pronunciation: monsutā
How to Say It Outloud: mo-n-su-taa
Usage: Used to describe a monster in a general or Western sense (borrowed word).
Example Sentence Japanese:その映画にはたくさんのモンスターが出てくる。
その映画にはたくさんのモンスターが出てくる。Example Sentence English:There are many monsters in that movie.
There are many monsters in that movie.Dictionary
怪獣かいじゅうCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- monster
- Kaiju
怪物かいぶつCommon word
Noun- monster
- Monster
モンスターモンスターCommon word
Noun- monster; monstrosity
- giant; influential figure; colossus
- monsterlike; over-demanding; bullying; overbearing; bossy
野獣やじゅう
Noun- wild beast; wild animal; brute
化け物ばけものCommon word
Noun- goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter
妖怪ようかいCommon word
Noun- ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai
- Yōkai
変形へんけいCommon word
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster
お化けおばけCommon word
Noun- ghost; apparition
- goblin; monster; demon
- something unusually large
- Obake
鬼魅きみ
Noun- demon; monster; apparition
大罪人だいざいにん
Noun- serious criminal; heinous criminal
大悪人だいあくにん
Noun- scum of the earth; monster; fiend
魔物まもの
Noun- demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
人でなしひとでなし
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
巨悪きょあく
Noun- great evil
- scum of the earth; monster; fiend
怪異かいい
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- mystery; curiosity; strangeness; monstrosity
- ghost; monster; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; goblin
妖鬼ようき
Noun- ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin
怪獣映画かいじゅうえいが
Noun- monster film
- Monster movie
化け猫ばけねこ
Noun- monster cat; cat with magical powers
- Bakeneko
猫又ねこまた
Noun- nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai
- giant beast that inhabits the mountains
- Nekomata
- Nekomata
フリークフリーク
Noun- freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast
- deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
- Freak
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