鬼
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 鬼 !
今回の漢字は『鬼』です。 👹
鬼 - おに demon, ogre, fiend
鬼ごっこ（をする） - おにごっこ（をする） (to play) tag
鬼子 - おにご a child who does not resemble either of their parents
鬼火 - おにび will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus
来年のことを言うと鬼が笑うよ - らいねんのことをいうとおにがわらう Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
※ 天狗 - てんぐ a long-nosed demon from the Japanese mountains 👺
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諺
Japanese proverb 諺：
鬼の女房鬼神がなる - おにのにょうぼうきじんがなる The apprentice outstrips the master.
(lit. The wife of a devil grows to become worse than the devil himself.)
P.S. Interested in finding more about oni? Make sure to read Japanese Demon Lore: Oni from Ancient Times to the Present by Professor Noriko T. Reider, available for FREE download on JSTOR：
