鬼き神しん

also: きじん · おにがみ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

fierce god; wrathful deity

Refers to a god or spirit of intense, often destructive power, distinct from benevolent kami. Common in mythology and fantasy contexts.

その伝でん説せつには、鬼き神しんが村むらを滅ほろぼしたと記しるされている。
The legend records that a fierce god destroyed the village.
彼かれは鬼き神しんのような形ぎょう相そうで立たち向むかった。
He confronted them with the look of a wrathful deity.

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Usage patterns

鬼き神しんのごとく〈動どう詞し〉to do something with the ferocity of a raging god
彼かれは鬼き神しんのごとく戦たたかった。
He fought with the ferocity of a raging god.
鬼き神しんも恐おそれるso powerful that even fierce gods would fear it
彼かれの剣けん術じゅつは鬼き神しんも恐おそれるほどだった。
His swordsmanship was so fearsome that even a wrathful deity would tremble.

Expressions

断だんじて行おこなえば鬼き神しんも之これを避さくwhere there's a will, there's a way

Kanji

鬼ghost, devil
神gods, mind, soul

Related words

神かみN3
神 is the general, often benevolent term for a god or spirit, while 鬼神 specifically denotes a fierce or wrathful deity.
邪じゃ神しん
邪神 refers to an evil or malevolent deity, whereas 鬼神 emphasizes ferocity and destructive power without necessarily being evil.
夜や叉しゃ
鬼神 is a broad term for fierce gods or spirits, whereas 夜叉 specifically names the yaksha class of Buddhist guardian demons.

Don't confuse with

鬼おにN3
鬼 is an ogre or demon, a monstrous creature, while 鬼神 is a god-like being with fierce attributes, not merely a demon.

Written forms

鬼神Usage100%
- きしん
  Standard kanji form; the reading きしん is the most common.
- きじん
  Alternate reading; less common than きしん but still encountered.
- おにがみ
  Rare reading; may appear in older or specialized texts.
きじん
おにがみ

Etymology

Composed of 鬼 (oni, 'demon, fierce spirit') and 神 (kami, 'god, deity'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound naturally conveys a deity of fearsome power.