Kanji

鬼

Meaning

ghost and devil

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • おに び will-o'-the-wisp
  • おに がわら decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
  • おに ばば hag

On'yomi

  • き しん fierce god
  • き さい wizard
  • き き ghastly

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Component Analysis

鬼
ghost, devil
おに, おに-, キ
甶
フツ, フチ, ヒ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
田
rice field, rice paddy
た, デン
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
厶
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
わたくし, ござ.る, シ

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