— ghost, devil

  • JLPT N1
  • 10 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 鬼
  • #1557 most frequent

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Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomi
おにおに-

Example words

  • おに(1) ogre; demon (2) spirit of a deceased person (3) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) (4) it (i.e. in a game of tag) (5) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (6) very; extremely; super-