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])[1]
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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