牛鬼

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
牛	鬼

Etymology

From 牛 (ushi, “ox”) + 鬼 (oni, “demon”).

Noun

牛鬼 (hiragana うしおに, romaji ushioni)

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).

See also

• 妖怪 (ようかい, yōkai)