鬼

Meaning

1. n
   ogre; demon; oni
2. n
   spirit of a deceased person
3. n
   ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
4. n
   it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)
5. n
   Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
6. pref
   very; extremely; super-

Example sentences

• 同じ頃、事務員・有村夏恵は、今月を限りに退職する旨を五鬼上に申し入れた。

  At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of her intent to resign after this month.

• 彼は心を鬼にして同情心を押さえた。

  He steeled himself against compassion.

• 渡る世間に鬼はなし。

  There is kindness to be found everywhere.