English Explanatory Dictionary

kaijin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fictional humanoid monster as a typical antagonist in tokusatsu media.

Word forms

kaijin kaijins

Etymology

From Japanese 怪人 (かいじん, kaijin), from Middle Chinese 怪 (kweajᴴ, “strange, fantastic”) + 人 (nyin, “person”)

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