Japanese word of the day #21

[elysiian_]

怪獣（かいじゅう）Monster

彼は怪獣みたいな人です

かれはかいじゅうみたいなひとです

He is a monster of a person

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[Jeremy2392]

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[VoidEmissary]

Hm.
I get the impression there's multiple words Japanese people use for "monster". What contexts are each of them used for?

[elysiian_]

怪獣（かいじゅう） Is a word for monster that is the most commonly use. It doesn't always portray something violent and is more just like 'strange creature', though they can be considered to mean a dangerous creature

野獣（やじゅう）Is a word that is more along the lines of 'beast' and is then more of a violent term than 怪獣

モンスター Is just the word from English for 'monster'

There are a couple other words that are native to Japanese folklore that mean monster, but these are ones you'll see the most often