鬼 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 鬼意味

ghost, devil

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鬼 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

おに oni
おに- oni-

KUNYOMI　訓読み

キ ki

Examples

寺の隣に鬼が住む。

The devil lurks behind the cross.

鬼の目にも涙。

Even the hard-hearted can be moved to tears.

彼は仕事の鬼だ。

He is an eager beaver.

鬼に金棒。

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯。

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

渡る世間に鬼はなし。

There is kindness to be found everywhere.

遅れたやつは鬼に食われろ。

Devil take the hindmost.

来年のことを言うと鬼が笑う。

Next year is the devil’s joke.

君が英語ができれば鬼に金棒なんだが。

If you could only speak English, you would be perfect.

Back to list JLPT N1 Kanji 30

庶 commoner, all, bastard

稚 immature, young

滋 nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity

幻 phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition

煮 boil, cook