JMdictDB - Japanese Dictionary Database

Entries

Search | Advanced Search | New Entry | Submissions | Help
Login for registered editors
Username:
Password:
jmdict 2568130 Active (id: 1095677)
紺青鬼
こんじょうき
1. [n] [rare]
▶ navy blue demon residing in hell
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2568140 青鬼 1. (horned) blue demon; blue ogre



History:
6. A 2012-05-09 03:45:22  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2012-05-09 03:05:52 
  Comments:
Thank you for researching that!  Interesting...
4. A 2012-05-09 02:14:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
広辞苑: こんじょう‐き【紺青鬼】‥ジヤウ‥
  地獄にいるという体色紺青の鬼。あおおに。
大辞林: ?こんじょう-き? -ジヤウ- [3] 【紺青鬼】
      地獄にいるという青色をした鬼。青鬼。
デジタル大辞泉: こんじょう‐き〔コンジヤウ‐〕【紺青鬼】
    地獄にいて、紺青を塗ったような色をしているといわれる鬼。青鬼。
  Comments:
Not a lot of WWW hits, but certainly a number of non-JMdict ones.
I'll tag it "obsc" - I agree it's not a household term.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<misc>&obsc;</misc>
3. D* 2012-05-09 01:43:38 
  Comments:
Is this word even real?  I cannot find any reference to this word other than online portals that use jmdict.  The definition's "residing in hell" part (...really?...) made me wonder if this was supposed to be some anime character or folklore or something, but even then I should expect some Wiki or fansite page to come up.  Really just could not find anything using this word.
2. A 2010-08-07 22:03:07  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,1 @@
-<xref type="see">青鬼</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2568140">青鬼</xref>
(show/hide 1 older log entries)

View entry in alternate formats: jel | edict | jmdict xml | jmnedict xml | jmdictdb xml