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1. Ghost Demon
2. Onizuka
3. Red Demon
4. Daredevil Warrior / Soul of a Warrior
5. Vampire
6. Demon Slayer
鬼 can mean ghost, ogre, demon, or “spirit of a deceased person,” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
In some context, it can also mean sly, crafty, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
This can also be the “ghost” constellation (one of the 28 mansions in Chinese folklore).
An extended list of meanings includes departed; dead; a disembodied spirit; dead person; evil being; hungry ghost.
鬼武者 is an unusual title that can be translated two ways, daredevil warrior or demon warrior.
The most common is probably the daredevil warrior. However, the first character means demon, ghost, or soul of the departed. Therefore, it can mean the soul of a warrior or a demon warrior.
This title is Japanese only, and should not be used if your audience is Chinese.
吸血鬼 is how to say “vampire” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Quite literally, this means “Suck Blood Ghost” or, more naturally, in English, “Ghost Who Sucks Blood.” This title is also used for leeches and blood-sucking vermin.
Just like the word “vampire” in English, this title is used in Asian languages colloquially to refer to “cruel exploiters,” and especially in China, it can be used to refer to “capitalists exploiting the workers.”
Alone on a wall scroll, this will be understood with just the “vampire” or “bloodsucker” meaning.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 鬼 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鬼 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei oni(p); ki おに(P); き |
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.); (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 akaoni あかおに |
More info & calligraphy: Red DemonThe red demons of purgatory, one with the head of a bull, another with that of a horse, etc. |
鬼塚 see styles |
kizuka きづか |
More info & calligraphy: Onizuka |
吸血鬼 see styles |
xī xuè guǐ xi1 xue4 gui3 hsi hsüeh kuei kyuuketsuki / kyuketsuki きゅうけつき |
More info & calligraphy: Vampirevampire; bloodsucker |
鬼武者 see styles |
onimusha おにむしゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Daredevil Warrior / Soul of a Warrior |
鬼滅の刃 see styles |
kimetsunoyaiba きめつのやいば |
More info & calligraphy: Demon Slayer |
一鬼 see styles |
kazuki かずき |
(given name) Kazuki |
三鬼 see styles |
mitsuoni みつおに |
(surname) Mitsuoni |
久鬼 see styles |
kuki くき |
(surname) Kuki |
九鬼 see styles |
jiǔ guǐ jiu3 gui3 chiu kuei kuki くき |
(place-name, surname) Kuki The nine classes of ghosts are of three kinds: without means, small means, rich. The first group have 炬口 burning torch-like mouths, or 鍼口 narrow needle mouths, or 臭口 stinking mouths; the second group have hair like needles, or stinking hair, or tumours; the rich ghosts haunt sacrifices to the dead, or eat human leavings, or live truculently. |
五鬼 see styles |
wǔ guǐ wu3 gui3 wu kuei |
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence; also written 五瘟神 |
人鬼 see styles |
rén guǐ ren2 gui3 jen kuei ninki |
Men and disembodied spirits, or demons; disembodied ghosts. |
倀鬼 伥鬼 see styles |
chāng guǐ chang1 gui3 ch`ang kuei chang kuei |
ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others |
做鬼 see styles |
zuò guǐ zuo4 gui3 tso kuei |
to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost |
債鬼 see styles |
saiki さいき |
cruel creditor; bill collector |
內鬼 内鬼 see styles |
nèi guǐ nei4 gui3 nei kuei |
mole; spy; rat; traitor |
八鬼 see styles |
yagi やぎ |
(surname) Yagi |
出鬼 see styles |
deoni でおに |
(surname) Deoni |
前鬼 see styles |
zenki ぜんき |
(place-name, surname) Zenki |
剣鬼 see styles |
kenki けんき |
(work) Sword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film); (wk) Sword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film) |
厭鬼 厌鬼 see styles |
yàn guǐ yan4 gui3 yen kuei enki |
a nightmare demon |
厲鬼 厉鬼 see styles |
lì guǐ li4 gui3 li kuei raiki |
malicious spirit; devil vengeful ghosts |
又鬼 see styles |
matagi; matogi; matagi またぎ; まとぎ; マタギ |
(kana only) traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi |
友鬼 see styles |
yuuki / yuki ゆうき |
(personal name) Yūki |
句鬼 see styles |
kuki くき |
(given name) Kuki |
和鬼 see styles |
waki わき |
(surname) Waki |
四鬼 see styles |
shiki しき |
(surname) Shiki |
大鬼 see styles |
ooki おおき |
(surname) Ooki |
天鬼 see styles |
tiān guǐ tian1 gui3 t`ien kuei tien kuei amaki あまき |
(surname) Amaki Gods and demons; gati, or reincarnation, among devas and demons. |
女鬼 see styles |
meki めき |
(female given name) Meki |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ghost Demon | 鬼 | oni | guǐ / gui3 / gui | kuei |
Onizuka | 鬼塚 | onizuka | ||
Red Demon | 赤鬼 | akaoni | chì guǐ / chi4 gui3 / chi gui / chigui | ch`ih kuei / chihkuei / chih kuei |
Daredevil Warrior Soul of a Warrior | 鬼武者 | oni mu sha / onimusha | ||
Vampire | 吸血鬼 | kyuu ketsu ki kyuuketsuki kyu ketsu ki | xī xuě guǐ xi1 xue3 gui3 xi xue gui xixuegui | hsi hsüeh kuei hsihsüehkuei |
Demon Slayer | 鬼滅の刃 | ki metsu no yaiba / oni metsu no ha |
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