鬼 (oni)
ogre,demon,it (i.e., in a game of tag)
- JLPT N3
- Pitch 2
- #3533 most frequent
Meaning
鬼 (おに, oni) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “ogre,demon,it (i.e., in a game of tag)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は鬼のような人だ
He is like a demon.
鬼の目にも涙。
Even the hard-hearted can be moved to tears.
君は仕事の鬼だ。
You're a workaholic.
彼は仕事の鬼だ。
He is an eager beaver.
鬼の留守に洗濯。
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
寺の隣に鬼が住む。
The devil lurks behind the cross.
鬼のいぬまに洗濯。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
心の鬼が身を責める。
Suffer pangs of conscience.
渡る世間に鬼はない。
There are no devils in this world.
渡る世間に鬼はなし。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
平維茂の鬼退治を描く。
It depicts the onitaiji (ogre extermination) of TAIRA no Koreshige.
妻は九鬼隆義の次女好子。
His wife was Yoshiko, the second daughter of Takayoshi Kuki.