| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 鬼 | おに | demon; ogre |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき | vampire, bloodsucker |
| 幽鬼 | ゆうき | ghost, revenant, spirit (of the dead), departed soul |
| 悪餓鬼 | わるがき | brat |
| 断じて行えば鬼神も之を避く | だんじておこなえばきしんもこれをさく | Where there's a will, there's a way |
| 餓鬼 | がき, ガキ | brat, kids; preta (hungry ghost), ghoul |
| 餓鬼大将 | がきだいしょう | boss of the children (in the neighbourhood) (neighborhood), bully |
| 餓鬼道 | がきどう | hungry ghost (preta) realm |
| 鬼ごっこ | おにごっこ | game of tag |
| 鬼子母神 | きしもじん, きしぼじん | Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children) |
| 鬼才 | きさい | wizard, genius, great talent |
| 鬼気 | きき | ghastly, dreadful |
| 鬼畜 | きちく | brute |
| 鬼門 | きもん | the northeastern (unlucky) direction, person or thing to be avoided |