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剣鬼 (けんき, kenki) Japanese meaning: Sword Devil | Kotomora

剣けん鬼き

Meanings

1

Sword Devil

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of a collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and its 1965 film adaptation.

柴しば田た錬れん三ざぶ郎ろうの『剣けん鬼き』は、剣けんに生いきる男おとこたちの物もの語がたりだ。
Renzaburō Shibata's 'Sword Devil' is a story of men who live by the sword.

Kanji

剣sabre, sword, blade
鬼ghost, devil

Etymology

Compound of 剣 (ken, 'sword') and 鬼 (ki, 'demon, devil'), literally 'sword demon'. The exact derivation of the title is uncertain; it is conventionally associated with the fierce, demon-like swordsmen depicted in the stories.