牛鬼

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
牛	鬼
うし Grade: 2	おに Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
うし鬼

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うしおに [ùshíóní] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ɕio̞ɲ̟i]

Noun

牛(うし)鬼(おに) • (ushioni) 

1. ox yōkai

   Synonym: 牛鬼 (gyūki)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
牛	鬼
ぎゅう Grade: 2	き Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲɨːkʲi]

Noun

牛(ぎゅう)鬼(き) • (gyūki) ^{←ぎうき (giuki)?}

1. (rare) ox yōkai

   Synonym: 牛鬼 (ushioni)

See also

• 牛鬼蛇神(ぎゅうきだじん) (gyūki-dajin)