Words — 63 found
おに
鬼
1. ogre; demon; oni
3. ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)Only applies to おに
4. it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; chaser; tagger; tiggerOnly applies to おに, See also 鬼ごっこ おにごっこ
鬼 【き】
ぎしんあんき
疑心暗鬼
1. suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadowsAbbreviation, Yojijukugo (four character compound), See also 疑心暗鬼を生ず
がき
餓鬼
1. brat; kid; urchin; little devilUsually written using kana alone, Colloquial
- かれ彼
- は
- しょっちゅう
- ガキ
- なかま仲間
- と
- 街
- で
- たむろしている 。
2. preta; hungry ghostBuddhism, orig. meaning
ガキ
1. evil spirit; demon; devil
あまのじゃく
天邪鬼
1. perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian
2. antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore
3. demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
天の邪鬼 【あまのじゃく】、天之邪鬼 【あまのじゃく】、天邪久 【あまのじゃく】、天邪鬼 【あまんじゃく】、天ん邪鬼 【あまんじゃく】
天之邪鬼: Rarely-used kanji form. 天邪久: Rarely-used kanji form.
いいきき
異域の鬼
1. person who died outside of their homeland; ghost in a foreign landIdiomatic expression
異域の鬼 【いいきのおに】、異域之鬼 【いいきのき】、異域之鬼 【いいきのおに】
1. cruel creditor; bill collector; dun
めかくおに
目隠し鬼
1. game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"
1. gods or demons that cause epidemics
ざんき
慙愧
1. shame; compunction; remorse; humiliation
2. shame felt towards oneself and othersBuddhism
慙愧 【ざんぎ】、慚愧 【ざんき】、慚愧 【ざんぎ】
ざんぎ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ざんぎ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
1. ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
1. imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
かくおに
隠れ鬼
1. hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker