鬼神

Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty
 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad.
(鬼神)		 鬼 神

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼神

  1. ghosts and spirits; supernatural beings
    迷信鬼神  ―  míxìn guǐshén  ―  to be superstitious about ghosts and spirits

Derived terms
Derived terms from 鬼神

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
鬼 神
き
Grade: S		 しん > じん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 鬼神 (kʉiX ʑiɪn, literally “devil, devilish + god, spirit”).

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼神 (hiragana きじん, rōmaji kijin)

  1. a fierce god or spirit
  2. all of the spirits and souls and gods of the world
  3. (Buddhism) someone with superhuman power or ability, such as Śakra, the ruler of heaven, or a rakshasa or demon

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
鬼 神
おに
Grade: S		 かみ > がみ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

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

Noun

鬼神 (hiragana おにがみ, rōmaji onigami)

  1. an invisible spirit, particularly a fierce one

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean
Hanja in this term
鬼神

Noun

鬼神 • (gwisin, McCune-Reischauer: kwisin, Yale: kwisin) (hangeul 귀신)

  1. Hanja form? of 귀신 (“god, ghost, or spirit”).
  2. talent
  3. (look like) a fierce person

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
鬼神

Noun

鬼神

  1. Hán tự form of quỷ thần (“god, ghost, or spirit”).
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