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鬼 means 'ogre'

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Strokes : 10    Radical number: 194    Frequency: 1057   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-11    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 84 words   Used in 148 words   Used in 610 names   Component in 38 kanji (5 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Kun
   おに ogre
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 鬼 - click the badge to download
The oni (鬼), the Japanese devil or demon, is elusive. It's hard to find images of this supernatural creature at temples or elsewhere in Japan. On the other hand, devils and demons work their way into our lives much more than we might realize. In Japanese, 鬼 references are pervasive. Find out when 鬼 is a term of endearment and when it's an insult. Learn about a folktale (in which Momotaro travels to Devil's Island) and the holiday called Setsubun. Finally, see how 鬼 functions as a radical or component in several Joyo kanji.
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See essay 1128 on 鬼 (devil; 'devil' radical) to find out how to bewitch (魅: 1839) someone's soul (魂: 1280) with the help of one feisty radical.
Components
⿱  甶 (田) stony rice field  ⿺  儿 legs  厶 (ム) private  
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卑 shabby  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鬼 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鬼 is used 116 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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キ : 51 words FIND ALL
き ゅ う け つ き 3
noun
vampire; bloodsucker
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キ (read as ぎ) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
battledore; hagoita  (see also: 羽子板)
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おに : 63 words FIND ALL
お に 0
noun
1. oni; ogre; demon
2. spirit of a deceased person  (see also: 亡魂)
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Additional less common words include 鬼 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1128  Joy o' Kanji : 1128  Key to Kanji: - 

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鬼
キ   おに ogre   
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甶
stony rice field
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丶
dot   
田
デン   た rice field   
厶
ム   private
儿
legs
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