Kaidan
Japanese word for "ghost story" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kaidan (怪談, sometimes transliterated kwaidan) is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 (kai) meaning "strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparition" and 談 (dan) meaning "talk" or "recited narrative".
For the 2007 film, see Kaidan (2007 film). For other uses, see Kaidan (disambiguation).
"Kwaidan" redirects here. For the 1965 film, see Kwaidan (film). For the book upon which the film is based, see Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things.