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鬼

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • ghost
  • devil

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • おに
  • おに-
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1014
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
鬼#194 · ghost

Components

Common Words

  • 鬼おにNoun
    ogre, demon, oni
  • 鬼神きしんNoun
    fierce god
  • 吸血鬼きゅうけつきNoun
    vampire, bloodsucker
  • 鬼ごっこおにごっこNoun
    tag (children's game), tig
  • 疑心暗鬼ぎしんあんきExpression
    suspicion will raise bogies, once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious, jumping at shadows
  • 鬼才きさいNoun
    wizard, genius, remarkable talent
  • 鬼気ききNoun
    ghastly, dreadful
  • 鬼門きもんNoun
    the northeastern (unlucky) direction, person or thing to be avoided, the demon's gate

Practice in Kanjiru

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