noun
Onigashima; island of ogres
Refers to the mythical island inhabited by oni (ogres) in Japanese folklore, most famously appearing in the tale of Momotarō.
桃太郎は鬼ヶ島へ鬼退治に行った。
Momotarō went to Onigashima to exterminate the ogres.
Standard kanji spelling for the legendary island of ogres.
Variant spelling using が instead of ヶ; less common but still encountered.
Variant spelling using the small katakana ケ; functionally equivalent to 鬼ヶ島.
Compound of 鬼 (oni, 'ogre') + が (possessive particle) + 島 (shima, 'island'), literally 'island of ogres'. The ヶ in 鬼ヶ島 is a common replacement for the possessive particle が in place names.