10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ghost, devil

Kun'yomi
  • ogre ②spirit of a deceased person ③very
  • おに-
On'yomi
  • ogre ②spirit of a deceased person ③very

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おにおに- 78.8%
21.2%

Character Breakdown

ghost, devil
おに キ (7th, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ フチ ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ogre ②spirit of a deceased person ③very
evil spirit
tag (children's game)
will-o'-the-wisp
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle) ②hideous face
(horned) blue demon
red-horned demon
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 9B3C
JIS X 0208 1-21-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5276
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6833
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2657
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3291
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1702
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2313
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2019
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2175
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1207
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1527
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1226
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45758
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1128
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1523
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1624
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1916
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1405
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1752
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1926
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2038
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f5.6
Four corner code 2621.3
De Roo Code 857