kaidan

K5A1I1D2A1N1

noun

A traditional Japanese ghost story or horror story.

OriginJapanese 怪談 →
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Meanings

nounkaidan (plural kaidans or kaidan)

plural kaidans

  1. A traditional Japanese ghost story or horror story.

Origin

  1. Japanese怪談
  2. Japanese怪談
  3. Englishkaidan

Borrowed from Japanese 怪談.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Danika
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APA

kaidan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaidan

MLA

“kaidan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaidan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaidan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaidan.

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