鬼
鬼

ghost, devil

10 strokesFrequency 1,557JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キ

Kun

おにおに-

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Common Words

鬼おにきFreq #1917
1

Common noun

ogre; demon; oni

2

Common noun

spirit of a deceased person

3

おに only; Common noun

ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)

4

おに only; Common noun

it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)

5

き only; Common noun; Astronomy

Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

おに only; Slang; Prefix

very; extremely; super-

鬼魅きみNounArchaicFreq #8200
1

demon; monster; apparition

吸血鬼きゅうけつきNounFreq #8713
1

vampire; bloodsucker

Examples
吸血鬼伝説はバルカン地方に流布している。
Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans.
殺人鬼さつじんきNounFreq #13861
1

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

Examples
彼女は殺人鬼から逃れようとして必死に走った。
She ran for her life to get away from the killer.
鬼畜きちくNounFreq #14668
1

brute; savage; fiend

鬼神きしんきじんおにがみNounFreq #16577
1

fierce god

鬼気迫るききせまるExpressionGodan verbFreq #17012
1

Usu. modifying a noun

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

鬼ごっこおにごっこNounFreq #17019
1

tag (children's game); tig

Examples
私達は昔鬼ごっこのような遊びをよくした。
We used to play games like tag.
悪鬼あっきNounFreq #17237
1

evil spirit; demon; devil

Examples
そこに立った彼はあたかも悪鬼のようだった。
As he stood there he might have been a fiend.
ガキども (ガキ共)ガキ共餓鬼ども餓鬼共がきども (餓鬼ども／餓鬼共)NounUsually kanaFreq #17599
1

Derogatory

damn kids; brats

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