鬼 (おに): ogre, demon, 'it' (e.g.,in a game of tag) — Japanese vocabulary
鬼 is read おに and means "ogre, demon, 'it' (e.g.,in a game of tag)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
鬼
- Reading
- おに · oni
- Translation
- ogre, demon, 'it' (e.g.,in a game of tag)
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- おにが
Example
鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯。
おにのいぬまにせんたく。
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Kanji in this word
- 鬼 — demon, ogre
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