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
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。
① 旗の先端に付けた、ヤクや馬の尾の毛を束ねた飾り。
Examples (2 in total)
There are no demons in this world.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.