kaijin

K5A1I1J8I1N1

noun

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

OriginJapanese 怪人 →
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Meanings

nounkaijin (plural kaijin or kaijins)

plural kaijins

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

Origin

  1. Japanese怪人
  2. Englishkaijin

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

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kaijin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaijin

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“kaijin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaijin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaijin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaijin.

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