Kaijin
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怪人
Definition
Literally means "strange person". In the world of tokusatsu, it means a "humanoid monster".
More Information
Trivia: The kanji for kai 怪 is the same in kaiju. Kai by itself means "mystery, suspicious, apparition".
Example
Most of the monsters in Kamen Rider series are kaijin, since they tend to be humanoid.