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
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
① 人間の生き血を吸う怪物。ヴァンパイア。アンデッドの一種とされることがある。② 他人を情け容赦することなく苦しめ無慈悲に利益をむさぼり吸い上げる人。金貸し、搾取者など。
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
fierce god
fierce god
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
ghastly; dreadful
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
① 女の姿形をした鬼。② 1 の様な女性。
devil; imp; evil spirit
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
① 死者の姓名などを記入する帳面。
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
cruel creditor; bill collector
anxiety; concern; (secret) fear; (hydatidiform) mole
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
kanji "demon" radical
navy blue demon residing in hell
Examples (2 in total)
There are no demons in this world.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.