Word Meaning 鬼殺し

おにころし onikoroshi

鬼殺し is read as おにころし (onikoroshi) and means strong sake.

Meaning

English

  1. strong sake
  2. firewater
  3. rotgut

Reading

Kana

おにころし

Romaji

onikoroshi

Writing Variants

  • 鬼ころし おにころし onikoroshi
  • 鬼ごろし おにごろし onigoroshi
  • 鬼殺し おにごろし onigoroshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 148573 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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連続殺人鬼

れんぞくさつじんき

serial killer

殺人鬼

さつじんき

bloodthirsty killer

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

鬼神

きしん

fierce god

鬼子母神

きしもじん

Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)

鬼才

きさい

wizard

鬼気

きき

ghastly

鬼門

きもん

weak point

鬼田平子

おにたびらこ

Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)

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

鬼も十八

おにもじゅうはち

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

鬼金目

おにきんめ

common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)