鬼 (おに) — demon, ogre, devil

鬼おに demon

Frequency #2604 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. 1 character noun prefix

oni

おに

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. おに[2] odaka 尾高

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Meanings

demon
ogre
devil

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

おに鬼 ghost

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吸(きゅう)血(けつ)鬼(き) kyuuketsuki vampire 鬼(おに)ごっこ onigokko tag (children's game) 鬼(き)神(しん) kishin fierce god 鬼(き)神(じん) kijin fierce god

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 鬼 (4)

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