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かいじゅう 怪獣
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Noun
1. monster​
Wikipedia definition
2. Kaiju​is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Classically it may refer to any bizarre creature but in recent times is typically associated with a genre of tokusatsu entertainment. Related terms include kaijū eiga, a film featuring giant monsters or a single monster, kaijin and daikaiju, specifically meaning the larger variety of monsters. The most famous kaiju is Godzilla.
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