鬼火
Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty | fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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simp. and trad. (鬼火) |
鬼 | 火 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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鬼 | 火 |
おに Grade: S |
ひ > び Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 鬼 (oni, “ghost, devil”) + 火 (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
See also
鬼火 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja Will-o'-the-wisp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proper noun
鬼火 (hiragana おにび, rōmaji Onibi)
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