鬼

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ghost

On-Yomi: キ — Kun-Yomi: おに、おに-

Koohii stories:

1) [Matthew] 6-4-2007(189): A ghost, or oni, wandering slowly on its human legs, searching for brains to eat. What looks like an elbow here is actually a pictoral representation of the forked tail protruding out of its rear.

2) [rgravina] 18-11-2006(95): Ghosts aren't very intelligent - they have but a drop of brains - so can't tell the difference between an elbow and a pair of human legs.

3) [FudoMyo] 7-11-2007(69): Building on Matthew's excellent image, the drop can be the single horn sticking out of the oni's forehead.

4) [raulir] 8-1-2007(49): 鬼 (おに) is not a ghost. An ogre or a troll would be a more fitting translation. Such a thing has but a drop of brains and uses its legs and elbows as deadly weapons (a concept which should be familiar from the license (#765 允) to kill). I'll use "ogre" for this.

5) [cameron_en] 3-11-2008(22): This ghost had only a drop of brains, his legs and elbow were easily visible from under his sheet.

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