鬼火

Chinese

ghost fire
trad. (鬼火)
simp. #(鬼火)

Pronunciation


Noun

鬼火

  1. will o' the wisp; ignis fatuus (Classifier: m)

Synonyms

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おに
Grade: S
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (oni, ghost, devil) +‎ (hi, fire).[1][2][3][4] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おに)() • (onibi

  1. a will o' the wisp
    Synonyms: 狐火 (kitsunebi), 陰火 (inka), 幽霊火 (yūreibi), 野火 (yaka)

Proper noun

(おに)() • (Onibi

  1. short for 鬼火焚 (Onibitaki), a fire matsuri (Japanese festival) held around Kyūshū on 7 (in some places, 14) January

Synonyms

  • (January fire festivals, not just in Kyūshū):
  • (fire festival in general): 火祭(ひまつ) (himatsuri)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

鬼火 • (gwihwa) (hangeul 귀화)

  1. hanja form? of 귀화