怪談 (かいだん) — ghost story
怪談 is read かいだん and listed as a noun. Meaning: ghost story; tale of the supernatural.
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Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 怪談.
- 怪我 けが injury
- 怪奇 かいき bizarre
- 奇怪 きかい strange
- 怪獣 かいじゅう monster
- 怪物 かいぶつ monster
- 妖怪 ようかい ghost
- 縁談 えんだん marriage proposal
- 会談 かいだん talks (i.e. formal discussions)
- 歓談 かんだん pleasant talk
- 講談 こうだん storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery
- 懇談 こんだん friendly chat
- 談笑 だんしょう friendly chat