おに

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おに – see the following entry.

【鬼】S [noun] ghost [noun] evil spirit, demon, ogre [noun] (figurative) someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability, a demon [noun] "it" in a game of tag/hide and seek (鬼ごっこ onigokko, "pretend spirits")

(This term, おに (oni), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as おに, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おに.)