鬼神
Chinese edit
ghost; sly; crafty | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
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trad. (鬼神) | 鬼 | 神 | |
simp. #(鬼神) | 鬼 | 神 | |
anagram | 神鬼 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鬼神
- ghosts and spirits; supernatural beings
- 迷信鬼神 ― míxìn guǐshén ― to be superstitious about ghosts and spirits
- 可憐夜半虛前席,不問蒼生問鬼神。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 9th century, Li Shangyin, 賈生
- Kělián yèbàn xū qián xí, bù wèn cāngshēng wèn guǐshén. [Pinyin]
- Such a pity it is that the emperor left his seat empty at midnight, yet asking not about his people but about the supernatural.
可怜夜半虚前席,不问苍生问鬼神。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
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Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鬼 | 神 |
き Grade: S |
じん Grade: 3 |
goon |
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鬼神 (kyūjitai) |
Kanji in this term | |
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鬼 | 神 |
き Grade: S |
しん Grade: 3 |
kan’on |
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鬼神 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 鬼神 (MC kjw+jX zyin, “devil, devilish + god, spirit”).
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- a fierce god or spirit
- all of the spirits and souls and gods of the world
- (Buddhism) someone with superhuman power or ability, such as Śakra, the ruler of heaven, or a rakshasa or demon
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鬼 | 神 |
おに Grade: S |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
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鬼神 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 鬼 (oni, “devil, demon, malevolent spirit”) + 神 (kami, “spirit, god”).[2][1] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The term may have arisen as the native-Japanese reading of the Middle Chinese derived term kijin above.[2] Found in the Kokin Wakashū, published in roughly 905 CE.
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) おにがみ [òníꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- (Tokyo) おにがみ [ònígámí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞ɲ̟iɡa̠mʲi]
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Hanja in this term | |
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鬼 | 神 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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鬼 | 神 |
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鬼神