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"
5. Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
when read as "き"
Prefix
Slang
6. very; extremely; super-
when read as "おに"
Kanji used
oni
Pitch accent
Top 2000
Used in vocabulary (73 in total)
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
tag (children's game); tig
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
to harden one's heart
furious facial expression
red-horned demon; red ogre
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
lion-hearted general
daredevil warrior
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
work fiend; devil for work
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
freeze tag (children's game)
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
crack detective
hard shell of a nut, etc.
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
unsympathetic manager; section chief with a heart of stone
color tag (children's game)
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
freeze tag (children's game)
freeze tag (children's game)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in
e-mailing or texting someone many times
wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
color tag (children's game)
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) not even in hell is everyone an ogre
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
false virgin's lepidella (Amanita virgineoides)
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica)
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa); hairy stingfish
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper); sharp-fringed sow thistle; spiny sow thistle; spiny-leaved sow thistle
great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid)
Examples (2 in total)
There are no demons in this world.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.