Word
鬼
おに
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CommonJLPT N3
Meanings
- Noun
ogre; demon; oni
- Noun
spirit of a deceased person
- Noun
ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
- Noun
it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; chaser; tagger; tigger
- Noun
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- Prefix
very; extremely; super-
In Spanish
ogro (o algún ente de gran maldad); demonio
- Other readings
- き
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
渡る世間に鬼はなし。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
Tatoeba #124610(opens in a new tab)遅れたやつは鬼に食われろ。
Devil take the hindmost.
Tatoeba #126718(opens in a new tab)