What does kanji 鬼 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鬼 is ghost.

How is kanji 鬼 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鬼 are おに, おに-; the onyomi readings are キ.

What is the main radical of kanji 鬼?

The main radical for kanji 鬼 is 鬼.

What words use kanji 鬼?

Example words that use kanji 鬼 include 鬼, 鬼神, 鬼子母神, 鬼才.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

鬼

Meaning

Kanji 鬼

ghost

ghost, devil

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おにおに-
Onyomi 音読み: キ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1557
Strokes: 10
Radical: 鬼
Components: 儿 • 匕 • 厶 • 田 • 鬼
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 156 entries that include this kanji.

鬼

おに

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

鬼神

おにがみ

fierce god

鬼子母神

きしぼじん

Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)

鬼才

きさい

wizard

鬼気

きき

ghastly

鬼門

きもん

weak point

鬼カサゴ

おにカサゴ

scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa)

鬼が出るか蛇が出るか

おにがでるかじゃがでるか

God only knows what may happen

鬼が出るか仏が出るか

おにがでるかほとけがでるか

God only knows what may happen

鬼が笑う

おにがわらう

to be laughable

鬼が島

おにがしま

Onigashima

鬼ごっこ

おにごっこ

tag (children's game)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鬼が山から下りてきた。

The monster came down from the mountain.

その子は鬼をこわがっている。

That child is afraid of the ghost.

昔、この森には鬼が住んでいたという。

They say a devil used to live in this forest.

鬼の面をかぶって踊った。

He danced wearing an oni mask.

鬼なんて本当にいるのかな。

Do creatures like oni really exist?

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