Japanese

Noun

モンスター ‎(romaji monsutā)

1. a monster (terrifying dangerous creature)
   • 2002 October 9, Kazuki Takahashi, “憎にくしみの先さきへ‼ [Past Hatred‼]”, in 遊ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おう [Yu-Gi-Oh!], volume 30 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, ISBN 4-08-873330-4:

     遊 (ゆう)戯 (ぎ)！貴 (き)様 (さま)の場 (フィールド)にはモンスターは二 (に)体 (たい)…

     Yūgi! Kisama no fīrudo ni wa monsutā wa ni-tai…

     Yugi! There are only two monsters on your field…

Synonyms

• 怪 (かい)物 (ぶつ) ‎(kaibutsu)