餓鬼 | Japanese meaning

餓鬼【がき】

Frequency rank: 16,753. – 16,811. (for form ガキ: 2,854.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

brat; kid; urchin; little devilword usually written using kana alonecolloquialism
preta; hungry ghostBuddhismorig. meaning

Forms

餓鬼【がき】【ガキ】Frequency rank: 16,753. – 16,811.
がきFrequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
ガキFrequency rank: 2,854.

Generated definitions (experimental)

brat; kid; urchin; little devil

This meaning refers to a young child, often used in a slightly teasing or playful manner to describe a mischievous child or one who is behaving poorly.

。

That kid is really a brat.

。

He is playing like a little devil.

preta; hungry ghost

This meaning relates to a concept from Buddhist beliefs, referring to a spirit that is suffering from insatiable hunger and thirst. It is often used in a more spiritual or philosophical context.

。

Those in the realm of hungry ghosts are said to always be starving.

。

The preta is considered a symbol of suffering.

Generated collocations (experimental)

ようlike a bratto see a bratmischievous kiddealing with a bratcompletely brattylittle leader of the bratsじみbrat-likethe mind of a bratようbehavior like a bratto treat like a brat

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

6 results

1. 。

He hangs out a lot with the kids down the street.

Tatoeba

2. 靈。ま眞、えんぶ閻浮、のゝやき燒ききよし淨らるるらるゝ、。

I am your father's spirit, doomed for a certain time to walk the night, and during the day I am confined to burn in fires, until the evil crimes I had done in my life are burnt and purged away.

Tatoeba

3. 。

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4. きごう「、とむトムきごう」きごう「きごう？きごう」きごう「とむトムゅーきごう」

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5. 。

Don't say such childish things.

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6. 、。

For a brat, you've said something very mature.

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餓鬼【がき】

Frequency rank: 16,753. – 16,811. (for form ガキ: 2,854.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

brat; kid; urchin; little devilword usually written using kana alonecolloquialism
preta; hungry ghostBuddhismorig. meaning

Forms

餓鬼【がき】【ガキ】Frequency rank: 16,753. – 16,811.
がきFrequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
ガキFrequency rank: 2,854.

Generated definitions (experimental)

brat; kid; urchin; little devil

This meaning refers to a young child, often used in a slightly teasing or playful manner to describe a mischievous child or one who is behaving poorly.

。

That kid is really a brat.

。

He is playing like a little devil.

preta; hungry ghost

This meaning relates to a concept from Buddhist beliefs, referring to a spirit that is suffering from insatiable hunger and thirst. It is often used in a more spiritual or philosophical context.

。

Those in the realm of hungry ghosts are said to always be starving.

。

The preta is considered a symbol of suffering.

Generated collocations (experimental)

ようlike a bratto see a bratmischievous kiddealing with a bratcompletely brattylittle leader of the bratsじみbrat-likethe mind of a bratようbehavior like a bratto treat like a brat

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

6 results

1. 。

He hangs out a lot with the kids down the street.

Tatoeba

2. 靈。ま眞、えんぶ閻浮、のゝやき燒ききよし淨らるるらるゝ、。

I am your father's spirit, doomed for a certain time to walk the night, and during the day I am confined to burn in fires, until the evil crimes I had done in my life are burnt and purged away.

Tatoeba