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tokusatsu

tokusatsu noun: a Japanese genre of film and television drama featuring superheroes and special effects.

Noun

tokusatsu (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese genre of film and television drama featuring superheroes and special effects.

Origin of tokusatsu

From Japanese 特撮 (“special effects”).

Questions about tokusatsu

What does tokusatsu mean?
Tokusatsu means a Japanese genre of film and television drama featuring superheroes and special effects.
What part of speech is tokusatsu?
Tokusatsu is a noun.

Words near tokusatsu in the dictionary

  1. Tokunaga
  2. Tokunagas
  3. tokunbo
  4. tokunbos
  5. tokus
  6. tokusatsu
  7. tokuses
  8. Tokushima
  9. Tokuyama
  10. Tokyo
  11. Tokyoesque

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