鬼
devil, ghost
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:10
JLPT:1
Frequency:1557
Vocabulary
キ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬼神 | キシン | fierce god |
| 鬼神 | キジン | fierce god |
| 鬼才 | キサイ | wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ギシンアンキ | suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows |
| 吸血鬼 | キュウケツキ | vampire; bloodsucker |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬼 | おに | ogre; demon; oni; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; chaser; tagger; tigger; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very; extremely; super- |
| 鬼 | き | ogre; demon; oni; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; chaser; tagger; tigger; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very; extremely; super- |
| 鬼神 | おにがみ | fierce god |
| 鬼ごっこ | おにごっこ | tag (children's game); tig |
| 鬼子母神 | きしもじん | Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
塊
chunk, clod, clot, lump, mass
Grade 8JLPT 1
魂
soul, spirit
Grade 8JLPT 1
的
adjective ending, bull's eye, mark, object, target
Grade 4JLPT N/A
卑
base, lowly, vile, vulgar
Grade 8JLPT 1
魅
bewitch, charm, fascination
Grade 8JLPT 1
魚
fish
Grade 2JLPT 4
見
chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible
Grade 1JLPT 5
免
dismissal, excuse
Grade 8JLPT 1
思
think
Grade 2JLPT 4
界
boundary, world
Grade 3JLPT 4