がき【 餓鬼 】 gaki
がき【
餓鬼
】gaki
Noun
1. brat; kid; urchin; little devil
Colloquial
, Usually Written in Kana
karewa shocchū gakinakamato machide tamuro shite iru.
He hangs out a lot with the kids down the street.
Noun
2. preta; hungry ghost
Buddhism
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
karewa shocchū gakinakamato machide tamuro shite iru.
He hangs out a lot with the kids down the street.
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Usually Written in Kana
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
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Noun
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がきで
gakide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Starving child; Demon/ogre (child)
Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Common 6 items
Noun
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Noun
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がきじゃありませんでした
gakijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a hungry ghost.; Was not an ogre.
Noun
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Noun
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がきでしょう
gakideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably hungry.; Probably starving.
Noun
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がきでわありませんでした
gakidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a hungry ghost.; Was not an ogre.
Noun
#1347884
Advanced 3 items
がきだったら
gakidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when hungry ghost; If/when starving
Noun
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がきであれば
gakideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when hungry ghost; If/when an ogre
Noun
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がきなら
gakinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when a hungry ghost; If/when starving/famished
Noun
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