Kaiju vs. Behemoth — What's the Difference?

Kaiju (Japanese: 怪獣, Hepburn: Kaijū, lit. 'Strange Beast') is a Japanese genre of films and television featuring giant monsters. The term kaiju can also refer to the giant monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other monsters.

Behemoth (; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת‎, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster, Leviathan, and according to later Jewish tradition both would become food for the righteous at the end-time. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity.

A giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films, like Godzilla or Gamera.

Something enormous in size or power.

Often Behemoth A huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in the Bible.

(Bible) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.

(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.

(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.

Something of large size or great power.

Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

A person of exceptional importance and reputation