鬼火
Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (鬼火) | 鬼 | 火 | |
simp. #(鬼火) | 鬼 | 火 |
Pronunciation
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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鬼 | 火 |
おに Grade: S |
ひ > び Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |

Etymology
Compound of 鬼 (oni, “ghost, devil”) + 火 (hi, “fire”).[1][2][3][4] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
鬼火 • (Onibi)
Synonyms
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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