Meaning & use
Kaiju
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A giant monster, especially one of the kind featured in Japanese films and television, such as Godzilla.
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The movie's climax featured two kaiju battling through the streets of Tokyo.
Fans of the kaiju genre trace its roots back to the original 1954 Godzilla film.
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"Kaiju" is Japanese for "strange beast" and has become a widely used loanword in English pop culture and film criticism.
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