おに
Meanings
Noun
1. ogre; demon; oni
2. spirit of a deceased person
3. ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
when read as "おに"
4. it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)
when read as "おに"
Prefix
Slang
5. very; extremely; super-
when read as "おに"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
① 子供の遊びの一つ。鬼となるものを決め、鬼が他のものを追いかけ、つかまってしまった人が次の鬼になる。タグ。鬼遊び。鬼ごと。
red-horned demon; red ogre
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
Examples (2 in total)
There are no demons in this world.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.