Words
Words with 鬼
Kanji 鬼, meaning ghost, appears in 156 Japanese vocabulary entries.
鬼の念仏
おにのねんぶつ
demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)
鬼も十八番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
鬼瓦
おにがわら
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
鬼宿日
きしゅくにち
"day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)
鬼板
おにいた
wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)