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kaijin

kaijin noun: a fictional humanoid monster as a typical antagonist in tokusatsu media.

Noun

kaijin (plural kaijin or kaijins)

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

Forms of kaijin

pluralkaijin
pluralkaijins

Origin of kaijin

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

Questions about kaijin

What does kaijin mean?
Kaijin means a fictional humanoid monster as a typical antagonist in tokusatsu media.
What part of speech is kaijin?
Kaijin is a noun.
What is the plural of kaijin?
The plural of kaijin is kaijin.

Words near kaijin in the dictionary

  1. kaigai niki
  2. kaigai-niki
  3. Kaigler
  4. Kaiglers
  5. Kaihsienkung
  6. kaijin
  7. kaijins
  8. kaiju
  9. kaijus
  10. kaik
  11. kaika

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