Source Word
餓鬼
Hiragana
がき
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
figuratively
archaic
broadly
derogatory
from the sense of someone who is always hungry
slang
Japanese Meaning
飢えに苦しむ亡者・霊的存在を指す仏教用語。また、転じて、欲深く卑しい人や、行儀の悪い子どもをののしって言う語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうで、いつもおなかがすいているれいがいるせかい。うまれかわりのせかいのひとつ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
佛教中“饿鬼道”的简称，属六道之一。 / 指因贪欲与饥渴而受苦的鬼类。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
佛教「餓鬼道」的簡稱，六道之一，飢餓鬼的境界 / 指受飢渴與貪欲折磨的眾生所居之道
Korean Meaning
불교에서 아귀도, 육도 중 하나인 굶주린 귀신의 세계 / 불교에서 아귀, 항상 굶주린 귀신
Indonesian
alam hantu lapar; salah satu dari enam alam kelahiran kembali dalam Buddhisme / singkatan dari 餓鬼道: alam hantu lapar
Vietnamese Meaning
cõi ngạ quỷ (một trong sáu cõi luân hồi) / đạo ngạ quỷ / cảnh giới của loài ngạ quỷ
Tagalog Meaning
daigdig ng mga gutom na multo (Budismo) / larangan ng mga gutom na espiritu sa muling pagsilang / pook ng gutom na kaluluwa
Sense（1）
(Buddhism) short for 餓鬼道 (gakidō): the hungry ghost realm, one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhist cosmology
Sense（2）
(Buddhism) a preta: the spirit of a jealous or greedy person who, as punishment for mortal vices, has been cursed with insatiable hunger
Sense（3）
(Buddhism) the souls of the dead who languish in oblivion without any surviving relatives to pray for their peace
Sense（4）
(figuratively) anyone who is constantly hungry or thirsty
Sense（5）
(figuratively) anyone who is unhealthily thin and appears as if they are starving
Sense（6）
(archaic) Short for 餓鬼病 (gakiyami, gakibyō, “leprosy”).
Sense（7）
(derogatory, slang, by extension from the sense of someone who is always hungry) an unpleasant child, a brat
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