鬼
鬼 — Ghost
ghost, devil
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiおに (oni)
Kun’yomiおに- (oni)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鬼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬼 | おに oni | ogre; demon; oni |
| 鬼ごっこ | おにごっこ onigokko | tag (children's game); tig |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 鬼神 | きしん kishin | fierce god |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ぎしんあんき gishinanki | suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows |
| 鬼才 | きさい kisai | wizard; genius; remarkable talent |
Study notes
鬼 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1557 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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