Words — 151 found
あんこう
鮟鱇
1. goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devilUsually written using kana alone
2. curved gutter
3. foolArchaic
アンコウ
おにおこぜ
鬼鰧
1. devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)Usually written using kana alone
鬼虎魚 【おにおこぜ】、オニオコゼ
しほとけなじおに
知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
1. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don'tProverb
しかみなじおに
知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼
1. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don'tProverb, See also 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
1. Sword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film)Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
1. conquering the devil
イトマキエイ
1. spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica); Japanese devil rayUsually written using kana alone
糸巻鱝 【いとまきえい】、糸巻鱏 【いとまきえい】
糸巻鱝: Rarely-used kanji form. 糸巻鱏: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. heavy snowfall; white devil
きめんぶっしん
鬼面仏心
1. having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heartYojijukugo (four character compound)