There are 15 total results for your Ogre search in the dictionary.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鬼 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei miniwa みにわ |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost Demon(1) ogre; demon; oni; (2) (See 亡魂) spirit of a deceased person; (3) (おに only) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); (4) (おに only) (See 鬼ごっこ・おにごっこ) it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; chaser; tagger; tigger; (5) (き only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (prefix) (6) (おに only) (slang) (See 超・1) very; extremely; super-; (surname) Miniwa preta 薜荔多, departed, dead; a disembodied spirit, dead person, ghost; a demon, evil being; especially a 餓鬼 hungry ghost. They are of many kinds. The Fan-i ming i classifies them as poor, medium, and rich; each again thrice subdivided: (1) (a) with mouths like burning torches; (b) throats no bigger than needles; (c) vile breath, disgusting to themselves; (2) (a) needle-haired, self-piercing; (b) hair sharp and stinking; (c) having great wens on whose pus they must feed. (3) (a) living on the remains of sacrifices; (b) on leavings in general; (c) powerful ones, yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, etc. All belong to the realm of Yama, whence they are sent everywhere, consequently are ubiquitous in every house, lane, market, mound, stream, tree, etc. |
赤鬼 see styles |
chì guǐ chi4 gui3 ch`ih kuei chih kuei akaki あかき |
More info & calligraphy: Red DemonThe red demons of purgatory, one with the head of a bull, another with that of a horse, etc. |
魅 see styles |
mèi mei4 mei miiru / miru みいる |
demon; magic; to charm (female given name) Miiru An ogre, evil spirit. |
青鬼 see styles |
aoki あおき |
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre; (surname) Aoki |
鬼札 see styles |
onifuda おにふだ |
(1) {hanaf} wildcard; storm card; gaji; (2) (See 鬼・1) extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card |
食人魔 see styles |
shí rén mó shi2 ren2 mo2 shih jen mo |
ogre |
鬼に金棒 see styles |
oninikanabou / oninikanabo おににかなぼう |
(expression) (idiom) making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (giving) a metal rod to an ogre |
Variations: |
sekki せっき |
(1) (archaism) demon; man-slaying ogre; (2) {Buddh} (See 無常・1) impermanence; transiency |
鬼の目にも涙 see styles |
oninomenimonamida おにのめにもなみだ |
(expression) (proverb) even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; a tear in the ogre's eye |
Variations: |
ooga(p); oogaa / ooga(p); ooga オーガ(P); オーガー |
ogre |
知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼 see styles |
shiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに |
(expression) (proverb) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't |
知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼 see styles |
shiranukamiyorinajiminooni しらぬかみよりなじみのおに |
(expression) (proverb) (See 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't |
地獄にも鬼ばかりではない see styles |
jigokunimoonibakaridehanai じごくにもおにばかりではない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre |
Variations: |
sumihagakinisurasefudehaoninimotaseyo すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ |
(expression) (proverb) grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush |
Variations: |
sumihagakinisurase、fudehaoninimotaseyo すみはがきにすらせ、ふではおににもたせよ |
(expression) (proverb) grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush |
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