Word Meaning 餓鬼

がき gaki

餓鬼 is read as がき (gaki) and means preta.

Meaning

English

  1. preta
  2. hungry ghost
  3. brat
  4. kid
  5. urchin
  6. little devil

Reading

Kana

がき

Romaji

gaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137972 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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餓鬼道

がきどう

hungry ghost (preta) realm

川施餓鬼

かわせがき

Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river

施餓鬼

せがき

service for the benefit of suffering spirits

餓死

がし

(death from) starvation

餓死寸前

がしすんぜん

being on the verge of starvation

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

吸血鬼

きゅうけつき

vampire

疑心暗鬼

ぎしんあんき

suspicion will raise bogies

連続殺人鬼

れんぞくさつじんき

serial killer

仕事の鬼

しごとのおに

work fiend