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Kanji for Oni
The kanji for “oni” is 鬼, read ki and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
鬼
oni
An oni, the horned demon of Japanese legend; fierce and unstoppable.
10 strokes On reading キ (ki) Kun reading おに (oni) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: ghost, devil
Readings used for names on Nazuke: oni, ki
In Japan it appears in about 86 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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