Japanese Dictionary

Words

100 words found
  • 鬼
    JLPT 3
    Kana Reading
    おに, き
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      ogre; demon
      Example sentence
      来年のことを言えば鬼が笑う。 Next year is the devil's joke.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      spirit of a deceased person
      Example sentence
      彼は心を鬼にして同情心を押さえた。 He steeled himself against compassion.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
      Example sentence
      彼は仕事の鬼だ。 He is an eager beaver.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      it (i.e. in a game of tag)
      Example sentence
      渡る世間に鬼はなし。 There is kindness to be found everywhere.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
      Example sentence
      遅れたやつは鬼に食われろ。 Devil take the hindmost.
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  • 切支丹, 吉利支丹, 切死丹, 鬼理死丹, 鬼利死丹
    Kana Reading
    きりしたん, キリシタン
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
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  • 鬼頭, 纛
    Kana Reading
    おにがしら, とう
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
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Kanji

24 kanji found
  • 鬼 JLPT 1

    10 strokes

    ghost, devil

    On'Yomi: キ

    Kun'Yomi: おに, おに-

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  • 塊 JLPT 1

    13 strokes

    clod, lump, chunk, clot, mass

    On'Yomi: カイ, ケ

    Kun'Yomi: かたまり, つちくれ

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  • 魁 JLPT 1

    14 strokes

    charging ahead of others

    On'Yomi: カイ

    Kun'Yomi: さきがけ, かしら

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