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Readings

Kana: キ、おに、おに-
Romaji: ki, oni, oni-
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

ghost, devil

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  194
Frequency:  1557
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-6-4
Korean Reading:  gwi
Chinese Reading:  gui3
Unicode:  9b3c
JIS:  3534

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2657
Nelson Index: 5276
New Nelson Index: 6833
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5f5.6
Four Corner Index: 2621.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1128
Gakken Index: 1207
Japanese Names Index: 1527
Daikanwanjiten Index: 45758
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0606
Remembering the kanji Index: 2019
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1916
Kodansha Compact Index: 1926
Kanji in Context Index: 1752
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1702
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2313
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2038
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2175
Essential Kanji Index: 1226
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3291
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 857
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1405

Words

(おに、き)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (i.e. in a game of tag); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very; extremely; super-
鬼神 (きしん、きじん、おにがみ)
fierce god
鬼ごっこ (おにごっこ)
game of tag
百鬼夜行 (ひゃっきやぎょう、ひゃっきやこう)
many monsters, spirits, etc. forming a line and walking through the night; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight
神出鬼没 (しんしゅつきぼつ)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
吸血鬼 (きゅうけつき)
vampire; bloodsucker
鬼畜 (きちく)
brute; savage
鬼頭 (おにがしら、とう)
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
餓鬼 (がき、ガキ)
brat; kids; urchin; little devil; preta; hungry ghost; ghoul
鬼ヶ島 (おにがしま)
mythological island of demons
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