This is the 4601st most frequent Japanese word.
怪談
"怪談" (kaidan) means "ghost story" or "supernatural tale."
Used as a noun to describe a specific type of story, typically a ghost story or supernatural tale.
この怪談はとても恐ろしいです。
This ghost story is very scary.
Used in general as a genre or classification of narrative, referring to stories involving ghosts or supernatural events.
彼女は怪談を聞くのが好きです。
She likes listening to ghost stories.
Used historically to denote the tradition or activity of telling supernatural tales as part of cultural or communal practices.