鬼 = ノ + 田 + 儿 + 厶

鬼 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ghost”. It is built from ノ (katakana no), 田 (rice field), 儿 (human legs) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2175. It appears as a component in 7 other characters in this index.

Keyword: ghost
RTK frame: 2175
Strokes: 10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): おに, おに-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: oni, призрак, demon
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 鬼 ghost

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 鬼

How to find 鬼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “rice field” + “human legs”. 鬼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鬼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.