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鬼 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「鬼」

道
4Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「鬼」
On
キき · ki
Kun
おに・おに-oni · oni
Meaning
ghost; demon

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From a figure with a great head — a demon, a ghost.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキきki鬼神きしん鬼才きさい餓鬼がき
Kunおにoni鬼おに鬼ごっこおにごっこ赤鬼あかおに

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鬼才きさい

    genius

  • 鬼門きもん

    unlucky direction

More words with this kanji

  • 鬼哭啾啾きこくしゅうしゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

節分(せつぶん)に鬼(おに)の面(めん)をかぶった。

I wore a demon mask at Setsubun.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

鬼才鬼門鬼才talent門gate魂soul魁lead…魅fascin…魃the de…魄the so…祈pray奇strang…幾how ma…輝shine几small…
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Compound

Map of radical 鬼Map of reading キAll maps

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