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.
鬼のいぬまに 洗濯。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
鬼の 留守に 洗濯。
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
平維茂の鬼退治を描く。
It depicts the onitaiji (ogre extermination) of TAIRA no Koreshige.
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.
寺の 隣に 鬼が 住む。
The devil lurks behind the cross.
妻は九鬼隆義の次女好子。
His mother was Yoshiko MATSUKATA, the second daughter of Takayoshi KUKI.
心の 鬼が 身を 責める。
Suffer pangs of conscience.