鬼

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Han character 1.1.1 Note 1.1.2 Compounds 1.1.3 References 2 Cantonese 2.1 Hanzi 3 Japanese 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.3 Kanji 3.3.1 Readings 3.3.2 Compounds 3.4 References 4 Korean 4.1 Hanja 5 Mandarin 5.1 Hanzi 5.1.1 Compounds 6 Vietnamese 6.1 Han character

[edit] Translingual

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[edit] Han character

鬼 (radical 194 鬼+0, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹山戈 (HUI), 竹戈 (HI), four-corner 2621₃)

1. ghost
2. spirit of dead
3. devil

[edit] Note

It may not be clear from the character, but the lower right “dot” is a small 厶 (ム); it is a residual tail.

[edit] Compounds

• 鬼仔 (gwai2 zai2)
• 鬼佬 (jyutping gwai2lou2, Yale gwáilóu)
• 鬼妹 (gwai2 mui1)
• 鬼婆 (gweipo)
• 白鬼 (baak6 gwai2)

[edit] References

• KangXi: page 1460, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45758
• Dae Jaweon: page 1993, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4427, character 1
• Unihan data for U+9B3C

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[edit] Cantonese

[edit] Hanzi

鬼 (Yale gwai2)

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology

Thought to be derived from on (“‘hide’”); that which is hidden from sight.

[edit] Noun

鬼 (hiragana おに, romaji oni)

1. an evil spirit; demon
   • 934-938: Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1 page 32)

   人神 周易云、人神曰鬼、居偉反、和名於邇、或説云、於邇者、隠音之訛也、鬼物隠而不欲顯形、故以稱也。

2. someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability; demon

   彼女は仕事の鬼だ。

   She is a demon for work.

3. "it" in a game of tag. The player(s) to catch the other players at children's traditional game, like hide and seek, kick the can.

[edit] Kanji

鬼 (common kanji)

[edit] Readings

• On: き (ki)
• Kun: おに (oni)

[edit] Compounds

• 鬼哭
• 鬼神 (きじん, kijin; きしん, kishin; おにがみ, onigami)
• 鬼籍
• 鬼畜
• 鬼面
• 鬼門
• 吸血鬼 (きゅうけつき, kyūketsuki)

[edit] References

• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu [931-938] (1968). Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese). Kyōto: Rinsen. ISBN 4-653-00507-9.

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Hanja

鬼 (hangeul 귀, revised gwi, McCune-Reischauer kwi, Yale kwi)

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Hanzi

鬼 (pinyin guǐ (gui3), kuài (kuai4), kuǐ (kui3), Wade-Giles kuei³, k'uai⁴, k'uei³)

[edit] Compounds

• 鬼把戏
• 鬼笔
• 鬼道
• 鬼魂
• 鬼脸, 鬼脸儿
• 鬼录
• 鬼子 (guǐzi)
• 懶鬼 (trad.), 懒鬼 (simp.)
• 醉鬼 (zuìguǐ)
• 酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ)
• 煙鬼 (trad.), 烟鬼 (simp.)
• 色鬼 (sèguǐ)
• 調皮鬼 (trad.), 调皮鬼 (simp.)
• 吸血鬼 (xīxuèguǐ)
• 搗蛋鬼 (trad.), 捣蛋鬼 (simp.)
• 鬼神 (guǐshén)
• 鬼也不上門, 鬼也不上门 (guǐ yě bù shàng mén)
• 鬼影幢幢 (guǐ yǐng chuángchuáng)

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[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Han character

鬼 (quỷ, khuỷu, quẽ, quỉ, sưu)