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Search Terms: *鬼*
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expression
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nobody knows the morrow, speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh(proverb)
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
perversity, perverse person, contrary person, contrarian
noun
2.
antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore
3.
demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
Other readings:
天の邪鬼【あまのじゃく】
、天ん邪鬼【あまんじゃく】
、天之邪鬼【あまのじゃく】
、天邪久【あまのじゃく】
expression
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Other readings:
恐れ入谷の鬼子母神【おそれいりやのきしもじん】
noun
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wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)
See also:鬼瓦
noun
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oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris), giant oceanic manta ray(usually kana)
Other readings:
おにいとまきえい《鬼糸巻えい》
、おにいとまきえい《鬼糸巻鱝》
、おにいとまきえい《鬼糸巻鱏》
、オニイトマキエイ
noun
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roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits
See also:年の豆
noun
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devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
おにおこぜ《鬼虎魚》
、オニオコゼ
noun
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scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa), hairy stingfish(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニカサゴ
noun
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mythological island of demons
Other readings:
鬼ケ島【おにがしま】
、鬼が島【おにがしま】
noun
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decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
See also:大頭 (おおがしら)
Other readings:
纛【おにがしら】
、纛【とう】
noun
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Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニカッコウ
expression
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God only knows what may happen(proverb)
expression
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God only knows what may happen(proverb)
noun
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great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニカマス
noun
1.
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
2.
hideous face(obscure)
noun
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common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニキンメ
noun
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Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)(usually kana)
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オニクサ
noun
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Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)(usually kana)
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オニグモ
noun
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Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニグルミ
noun
1.
child born with teeth
2.
child which does not resemble its parents, changeling
3.
wild child, badly-behaved child
Other readings:
鬼子【おにっこ】
、鬼っ子【おにっこ】
noun
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strong sake, firewater, rotgut
Other readings:
鬼殺し【おにごろし】
、鬼ころし【おにころし】
、鬼ごろし【おにごろし】
noun
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demon drums, type of drumming performance done to ward off ogres
See also:鬼
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鬼太鼓【おんでこ】
、鬼太鼓【おんだいこ】
noun
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Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニタビラコ
noun
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reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa), stonefish, devilfish(usually kana)
Other readings:
おにだるまおこぜ《鬼達磨虎魚》
、オニダルマオコゼ
noun, auxillary suru verb
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calling someone over the phone many times(colloquialism)
expression
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making something strong even stronger, solidifying something's chances, (giving) a metal rod to an ogre(idiom )
noun
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greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニネズミ
expression
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playing while the cat is away, taking a break while the boss is out, doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone, relaxing while the demon is out(idiom )
See also:洗濯
expression, noun
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person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill, sickness of a stout man, the devil getting sunstroke
expression, na-adjective
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triumphant (over a mediocre achievement), boastful, as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
noun
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prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper), sharp-fringed sow thistle, spiny sow thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニノゲシ
expression
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a horrible man will find a horrible wife(proverb)
expression
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even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears, a tear in the ogre's eye(proverb)
noun
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Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニノヤガラ
noun
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hag, witch, bitch, penurious or spiteful old woman, termagant, virago
Other readings:
鬼婆【おにばばあ】
、鬼ばば【おにばば】
、鬼ばばあ【おにばばあ】
noun
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water caltrop (Trapa natans), water chestnut, caltrop(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニビシ
noun
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crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)(usually kana)
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オニヒトデ
noun
1.
wildcard (in hanafuda), storm card, gaji (term used in Hawaii)
2.
extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre), joker, blank card
See also:鬼
noun
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black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オニボウズギス
noun, auxillary suru verb
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e-mailing or texting someone many times(colloquialism)
expression
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even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb, abbreviation)
See also:鬼も十八番茶も出花
expression
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just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb)
See also:番茶も出花
noun
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Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii), jumbo dragonfly(usually kana)
Other readings:
おにやんま《鬼蜻蜓》[1]
、オニヤンマ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression
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like father, like son, a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling(proverb)
noun
1.
brat, kid, urchin, little devil(usually kana, colloquialism)
2.
preta, hungry ghost(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
ガキ
noun
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leader of the pack (of a group of kids), neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
Other readings:
餓鬼大将【がきだいしょう】
expression, noun
•
damn kids(derogatory, usually kana)
Other readings:
がきども《餓鬼ども》
、がきども《餓鬼共》
noun
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ガキンチョ
、ガキんちょ
noun
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Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river, offering to suffering spirits at the river(yojijukugo)
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to be bloodcurdling, to be ghastly(usu. modifying a noun)
taru-adjective, to-adverb
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spine-chilling (hair-raising) (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost)(archaism, yojijukugo)
Other readings:
鬼哭啾啾【きこくしゅうしゅう】
noun
•
"day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)
See also:暦注
noun
1.
demoness, witch, ogress, she-devil
2.
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to pass away, to join the majority, to enter the death register(idiom )
noun
1.
anxiety, concern, (secret) fear(only relevant for 鬼胎)
2.
Other readings:
奇胎【きたい】
noun
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Western brute (esp. American and British), Western savage(derogatory)(used during World War II)
noun
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having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha, having a stern face but a tender heart(yojijukugo)
noun, no-adjective
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wicked and perverse, weird and incoherent(yojijukugo)
noun
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stupid brat, son of a bitch(usually kana, derogatory)
Other readings:
くそガキ《糞ガキ》
、クソガキ