Word Meaning 鬼も十八

おにもじゅうはち oni mo juuhachi

鬼も十八 is read as おにもじゅうはち (oni mo juuhachi) and means even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth.

Meaning

English

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

Reading

Kana

おにもじゅうはち

Romaji

oni mo juuhachi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 70300 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

十八

じゅうはち

四国八十八箇所

しこくはちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)

八十八箇所

はちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)

歌舞伎十八番

かぶきじゅうはちばん

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

なくて七癖あって四十八癖

なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ

every person has their eccentricities

関東十八檀林

かんとうじゅうはちだんりん

eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)

十八檀林

じゅうはちだんりん

eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)

十八羅漢

じゅうはちらかん

the eighteen arhats

八十

やそ

eighty

十八番

おはこ

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

三十八度線

さんじゅうはちどせん

38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)