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牛鬼

牛鬼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うし
Grade: 2
おに
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
ぎゅう
Grade: 2

Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

牛鬼 (hiragana うしおに, romaji ushioni, alternative reading ぎゅうき, romaji gyūki)

  1. An ushi-oni, an ox demon.

Usage notes

  • This term may be read either as うしおに (ushioni) or as ぎゅうき (gyūki).

Derived terms

  • 牛鬼蛇神 (ぎゅうきだしん) (gyūkidashin)

See also

  • 妖怪 (ようかい, yōkai)