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Kanji Detail for 鬼 - "demon, spirit, fierce"

鬼

  • Meaning

    鬼 means "demon, spirit, fierce."

    1. Demon - The soul of the dead; ghost; spirit.

    2. Monster - A supernatural creature; specter.

    3. Supernatural - Having unfathomable power; mysterious force.

    4. Outstanding - Superhuman; beyond human ability.

    5. Ogre - An imaginary creature with human form and two horns.

    6. Cruel - Harsh; brutal.

    7. Brave - Strong; valiant.

    8. Huge - Extraordinarily large.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ghost; devil

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ghost; demon; sly, mischievous

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When a person dies, they become a ghost. | A metaphor for someone crafty and sinister. As in 鬼蜮 (demons and sprites) and the like. | A star name. One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions.
  • Onyomitip

    ki(き) き

  • Kunyomitip

    oni(おに) おに

  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    鬼 (oni・kinyo)

  • Related Keywords
    demon ghost spirit monster ogre supernatural powerful fierce strong brave cruel scary horror specter phantom apparition soul extraordinary intense formidable
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