単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,028 most used

鬼

おに2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

ogre; demon

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Long ago, an ogre lived in the mountains.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

ogre; demon; oni

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

spirit of a deceased person

noun

3

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

noun

4

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

noun

5

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

noun

6

very; extremely; super-

prefix

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,028 most used

Written鬼 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium