天邪鬼
a kind of oni that appears in various folktales as the bad guy, who deliberately goes against what people say
someone with a personality or behavior reminiscent of the folktale character: a crank, a perverse person
(Buddhism) in Buddhist statuary, the small devil or demon being trampled under the feet of a 仁王 (Niō, “Deva king”) or one of the 四天王 (Shitennō, “four Deva warriors”)
(Buddhism) in Buddhist statuary, the devil or demon face on the breastplate of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa”)
a grub (insect larva)
( canonical )
( romanization )
( hiragana )
Quizzes for review
a kind of oni that appears in various folktales as the bad guy, who deliberately goes against what people say
天邪鬼
He has a contrary nature, doing the opposite of what people say.
He has a contrary nature, doing the opposite of what people say.
彼は天邪鬼な性格で、人々が何を言っても反対のことをする。
Japanese - English
- Users who have edit permission for words - All Users
- Screen new word creation
- Screen word edits
- Screen word deletion
- Screen changing entry name
- Users authorized to vote on judging - All Users
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
- Users who have edit permission for sentences - All Users
- Screen sentence deletion
- Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
- Users who have edit permission for quizzes - All Users
- Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
- Number of votes required for decision - 1