Where does “kaiju” come from?
kaiju (English) comes from Japanese 怪獣, from Japanese 怪, from Middle Chinese 怪 — strange, fantastic.
kaiju (English): A giant monster, particularly of the kind found...
Definitions
- A giant monster, particularly of the kind found...
Ancestry of “kaiju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 怪獣 | monster |
| 2 | Japanese | 怪 | strangeness |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 怪 | strange, fantastic |