Lingaku鬼【おに】
Frequency rank: 3,304. – 3,306.
Also鬼【き】おにき
- ogre; demon; oni
- spirit of a deceased personsee also 亡魂
- ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)only applies to おに
- it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)only applies to おにsee also 鬼ごっこ【おにごっこ】
- Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)only applies to きastronomysee also 二十八宿 and 朱雀【すざく】
- very; extremely; super-only applies to おにslangsee also 超
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated: This meaning refers to a mythical creature often depicted as a fierce and terrifying being in Japanese folklore, typically associated with evil or mischief.
It is said that an ogre lives in the mountains.
Generated: This meaning indicates a supernatural being that represents the soul of someone who has passed away.
Generated: This meaning describes a person who displays qualities associated with ogres, such as being tough or harsh in behavior.
Generated: This usage indicates the player designated to seek or tag others in a children's game.
Generated: This refers to a specific star grouping in Chinese astronomy that is related to spiritual beliefs and folklore.
prefix
Generated: This meaning is used as an adverbial modifier to emphasize the degree of an adjective or adverb.
国語辞典Japanese definitions
おに
- にっぽん日本におけるだいひょうてき代表的なでんせつじょう伝説上のせいぶつ生物。きょうりょく強力なちから力をゆうし有し、ぼうりょくてき暴力的でれいこく冷酷ひじょう非情とされる。すがた姿は、かど角をゆうし有し、きば牙をたくわえ、とら虎のふんどし褌のみはんら半裸で、ぜんしん全身あか赤または又はあお青のものがげんだい現代ではいっぱんてき一般的。よのなか世の中にさいやく災厄をあたえる与えるようかい妖怪としてのそんざい存在のた他、じごく地獄のごくそつ獄卒とされる。
- きごう(ごげん語源としてはことなる異なるがいらいご外来語きごう)ぶっきょう仏教のおに鬼のかながき仮名書き、ぶっぽう仏法をまもる守るごほう護法のかみ神でもあるらせつ羅刹てん天。
- きごう（ごぎ語義いち1、に2よりてんじて転じてきごう）てんじょう天上のかみ神にたいして対して、ちじょう地上のかみ神、くにつかみ国つ神、あらぶるかみ荒ぶる神。