鬼
Meanings
Noun
1. ogre; demon; oni
2. spirit of a deceased person
3. Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Other spellings
き
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
き
Used in vocabulary
疑心暗鬼
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
Expression
百鬼夜行
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
Noun
百鬼夜行
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
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.