鬼
Meanings
Noun
1. ogre; demon; oni
2. spirit of a deceased person
3. ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
4. it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; chaser; tagger; tigger
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
おに
Used in vocabulary
鬼子
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
Noun
Examples14
彼
He is an eager beaver.
来年
Next year is the devil's joke.
寺
The devil lurks behind the cross.
渡る
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
遅れた
Devil take the hindmost.
鬼
When the cat is away, the mice will play.