鬼

Meanings

ghost, devil

ES: fantasma, demonio, ogro

Common words

• 鬼才きさいwizard, genius, remarkable talent, exceptional ability
• 鬼神きしんfierce god
• 吸血鬼きゅうけつきvampire, bloodsucker
• 鬼ごっこおにごっこtag (children's game), tig

Example sentences

• 渡わたる世間せけんに鬼おにはなし。

  There is kindness to be found everywhere.

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• 遅おくれたやつは鬼おにに食くわれろ。

  Devil take the hindmost.

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