Where does “鬼” come from?

鬼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 隠, from Middle Chinese 隱.

鬼 (Japanese): ghost; evil spirit, demon, ogre; someone of...

Definitions

  1. ghost; evil spirit, demon, ogre; someone of...

Ancestry of “鬼”, step by step

鬼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 隠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese隠to hide; hidden from sight; hidden
2Middle Chinese隱—

via Middle Chinese 鬼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese鬼—

Words derived from “鬼”

Every word from Middle Chinese 隱 →Every word from Japanese 隠 →