ghost, devil
鬼 centers on supernatural, frightening beings: ghosts, demons, or devils. It carries a sense of something eerie, monstrous, or otherworldly.
鬼 is a pictograph of a monstrous figure with a large head and tail or legs. The modern form retains the stylized head (田-like top) and lower body (儿 with an added stroke).
The top part looks like a scary face with a horn or mark (田), and the bottom part (儿 with a stroke) looks like a crouching body with a tail. Together, 鬼 is a ghost or devil.
For キ, imagine a ghost letting out a high-pitched 'kee!' sound: kee -> キ, and the eerie cry echoes from the demon.
ogre; demon; oni
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
vampire; bloodsucker
brute; savage; fiend
tag (children's game); tig
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; the demon's gate
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
demoness; witch; ogress; she-devil
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
fierce god
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian
evil spirit; demon; devil
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
ghastly; dreadful
child born with teeth