Kanji
鬼
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1557
ghost, devil
On'yomi (音読み)
キ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
おに、 おに-
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
疑心暗鬼
ぎしんあんき
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious
鬼才
きさい
wizard; genius
吸血鬼
きゅうけつき
vampire; bloodsucker
鬼気
きき
ghastly; dreadful
鬼門
きもん
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided
鬼子母神
きしもじん
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
鬼神
きしん
fierce god
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
鬼
おに
ogre; demon
鬼ごっこ
おにごっこ
tag (children's game); tig
Example sentences
彼(かれ)は仕事の鬼(しごとのおに)だ。
He is an eager beaver.
渡(わた)る世間(せけん)に鬼(おに)はなし。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.