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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkai.d͡ʒu/ Forms: kaijus [plural], kaiju [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 怪獣 (かいじゅう, kaijū), from Middle Chinese 怪 (kˠuɛiᴴ, “strange, fantastic”) + 獸 (ɕɨuᴴ, “beast”) (compare Mandarin 怪獸/怪兽 (guàishòu)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|怪獣|tr=かいじゅう, kaijū}} Japanese 怪獣 (かいじゅう, kaijū), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ltc|怪|獸|gloss1=strange, fantastic|gloss2=beast|nocat=1}} 怪 (kˠuɛiᴴ, “strange, fantastic”) + 獸 (ɕɨuᴴ, “beast”), {{cog|cmn|怪獸}} Mandarin 怪獸/怪兽 (guàishòu) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kaiju}} kaiju (plural kaijus or kaiju)
  1. A giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films, like Godzilla or Gamera. Categories (topical): Film, Horror, Japanese fiction, Science fiction, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-kaiju-en-noun-Q2YXVy0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 59 35 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 36 4 2

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} kaiju
  1. Rōmaji transcription of かいじゅ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: かいじゅ

Noun [Latvian]

Head templates: {{head|lv|noun form|g=f}} kaiju f
  1. inflection of kaija:
    accusative/instrumental singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, instrumental, singular Form of: kaija
    Sense id: en-kaiju-lv-noun-sFS1Q3cq Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. inflection of kaija:
    genitive plural
    Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, plural Form of: kaija
    Sense id: en-kaiju-lv-noun-0m9B4zA1

Noun [Proto-West Germanic]

Etymology: Unknown; possibly related to Middle Dutch kegghe (“wedge”), and perhaps further to Old Norse *kagi (“shrub, young tree”), possibly cognate with Lithuanian žagarĩ pl (“scrub, brushwood”), Lithuanian žãgaras (“withered branch”), suggestively from Proto-Indo-European *ǵegʰ-. Etymology templates: {{unk|gmw-pro}} Unknown, {{cog|dum|kegghe|t=wedge}} Middle Dutch kegghe (“wedge”), {{cog|non|*kagi|t=shrub, young tree}} Old Norse *kagi (“shrub, young tree”), {{cog|lt|žagarĩ|g=p|t=scrub, brushwood}} Lithuanian žagarĩ pl (“scrub, brushwood”), {{cog|lt|žãgaras|t=withered branch}} Lithuanian žãgaras (“withered branch”), {{der|gmw-pro|ine-pro||*ǵegʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵegʰ- Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|noun|g=f}} *kaiju f Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-noun-o}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kaiju [nominative, singular], kaijō [nominative, plural], kaijā [accusative, singular], kaijā [accusative, plural], kaijā [genitive, singular], kaijō [genitive, plural], kaijē [dative, singular], kaijōm [dative, plural], kaijum [dative, plural], kaiju [instrumental, singular], kaijōm [instrumental, plural], kaijum [instrumental, plural]
  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) key Tags: feminine, reconstruction Synonyms: *slutil, kaij, kaigi, kāgi [masculine] Derived forms: kaijōn

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The resurrections of Mothra, the giant butterfly in Japanese kaiju movies, are treated as colourful religious events, glitter falling upon fat children as the fluffy-faced behemoth dries its wings.",
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      ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English indeclinable nouns",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms borrowed from Japanese",
        "English terms derived from Japanese",
        "English terms derived from Middle Chinese",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Film",
        "en:Horror",
        "en:Japanese fiction",
        "en:Science fiction",
        "en:Stock characters"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015, Steve Aylett, Heart of the Original, Unbound, page 117:",
          "text": "The resurrections of Mothra, the giant butterfly in Japanese kaiju movies, are treated as colourful religious events, glitter falling upon fat children as the fluffy-faced behemoth dries its wings.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films, like Godzilla or Gamera."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ],
        [
          "Japanese",
          "Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "science fiction",
          "science fiction"
        ],
        [
          "Godzilla",
          "Godzilla"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkai.d͡ʒu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaiju"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "romanization",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
      "expansion": "kaiju",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "romanization",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "かいじゅ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese non-lemma forms",
        "Japanese romanizations",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rōmaji transcription of かいじゅ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Rōmaji",
          "romaji"
        ],
        [
          "かいじゅ",
          "かいじゅ#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Rōmaji",
        "alt-of",
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaiju"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latvian non-lemma forms",
    "Latvian noun forms",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "kaiju f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "kaija"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kaija:",
        "accusative/instrumental singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kaija",
          "kaija#Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "kaija"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kaija:",
        "genitive plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kaija",
          "kaija#Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaiju"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kaijōn"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "cǣġ",
            "g": "f",
            "noalts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: cǣġ f\nMiddle English: keye, kaye, keiȝe\nEnglish: key\nScots: key, kay",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: cǣġ f\nMiddle English: keye, kaye, keiȝe\nEnglish: key\nScots: key, kay"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "cǣġe",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Old English: cǣġe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
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            "3": "kāi",
            "g2": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: kēi, kāi m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: kēi, kāi m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "kay"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Koai"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Saterland Frisian: Koai"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "2": "kaai"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "žagarĩ",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "žãgaras",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*ǵegʰ-"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-o",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ō-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaiju",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijōm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaiju",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijōm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaijum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
    }
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      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-o"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaiju",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic feminine nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Proto-West Germanic ō-stem nouns",
        "gmw-pro:Tools"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "key"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
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      ],
      "qualifier": "Anglo-Frisian Germanic",
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        "(Anglo-Frisian Germanic) key"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*slutil"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "kaij"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaigi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kāgi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaiju"
}

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