鬼
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Meanings
- ogre, demon, oni
- spirit of a deceased person
- ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
- it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)
- Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- very, extremely, super-
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Example sentences
The children are playing tag.
She is a coach who is strict like a demon.
At Setsubun, we scatter beans to drive away demons.
Under that demon-like coach, the players completed grueling practice sessions every day.
Oni that appear in folktales are often depicted as terrifying beings.
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