キングギドラ
kingu gidora
キングギドラ (kingu gidora) is the Japanese name for Ghidorah, the giant three-headed monster from the Godzilla movie series.
This phrase is used specifically as the name of the iconic fictional creature in the context of the Godzilla film franchise.
How do you pronounce it?
kingu gidora
Did you know?
- Because キングギドラ is written in Katakana, it visually signals to a Japanese reader that the creature is an 'alien' or 'outsider' from another world.
- While the name has no meaning, some Japanese fans create 'ateji' for キングギドラ, assigning existing Kanji characters to the sounds to give the monster faux-mythological meanings.
- While 'Ghidorah' is a proper name, the component gidorah does not have a meaning in Japanese. It was created by the filmmakers to sound exotic and powerful.
Examples in context
- 神話の中で最強の怪獣、ギドラが出現しました。Ghidorah, the strongest monster in mythology, appeared.
- キングギドラはとても強そうです。Kingugidora wa totemo tsuyosō desu.King Ghidorah looks very strong.
- 映画に出てくるキングギドラが好きです。Eiga ni detekuru Kingugidora ga suki desu.I like King Ghidorah from the movie.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are talking about a movie.
- 健太 Kentaこの映画にキングギドラが出るよ。Kono eiga ni Kingu Gidora ga deru yo.King Ghidorah appears in this movie.
- 美咲 Misaki本当？楽しみだな。Hontō? Tanoshimi da na.Really? I'm looking forward to it.
- 健太 Kentaキングギドラは見た目がかっこいいよね。Kingu Gidora wa mitame ga kakkoii yo ne.King Ghidorah looks cool, doesn't he?
- 美咲 Misakiそうだね。すごい迫力があるよ。Sō da ne. Sugoi hakuryoku ga aru yo.You're right. He has a great presence.
