化け物 — meaning in English

English meaning

• ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
• monster noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.

Senses

化け物 is used for these senses in English:

• ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
• monster A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

ghost — full definition

1. noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
2. verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
3. verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
4. verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.

monster — full definition

1. noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.
2. noun A cruel, heartless person, especially one who commits terrible acts.
3. adj Extremely large or impressive.

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