Moto 鬼 (おに)ogre; demon; oni
- ogre; demon; oninoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- spirit of a deceased personnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- very; extremely; super-prefix
Kanji in 鬼
Words that share its kanji
- 吸血鬼きゅうけつきvampire; bloodsucker
- 疑心暗鬼ぎしんあんきsuspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious
- 鬼子母神きしもじんHariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
- 鬼才きさいwizard; genius
- 鬼気ききghastly; dreadful
- 鬼神きしんfierce god
- 鬼門きもんthe northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided
- いろ鬼いろおにcolor tag (children's game)
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