鬼 – ghost, devil

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The kanji 鬼 means ghost, devil. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おに、おに- (oni, oni). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 鬼 (no. 194).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	おに	oni
Kun’yomi	おに-	oni

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 鬼 (Kangxi radical 194). Components: 田・儿・匕・厶.

Words using 鬼

鬼おにogre

Kanji with the same radical

魅魔魂

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