鬼灭之刃

鬼滅之刃

guǐmièzhīrèn

popculture

Meanings

1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Japanese manga/anime by Koyoharu Gotouge)

Characters

to destroy / extinguish

(classical particle) of

Examples

《鬼灭之刃》的无限列车篇票房破纪录。

《Guǐmièzhīrèn》 de Wúxiàn Lièchē Piān piàofáng pò jìlù.

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train broke box office records.

我最喜欢鬼灭之刃里的炭治郎。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan Guǐmièzhīrèn lǐ de Tànzhìláng.

My favorite character in Demon Slayer is Tanjiro.

Tips

culture

鬼灭之刃 directly renders the Japanese title 鬼滅の刃 (Kimetsu no Yaiba, 'Blade of Demon Destruction'). The 2020 film 《鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇》 became one of the highest-grossing Japanese films ever and sparked a cosplay and merchandise boom in mainland China, despite the franchise never having an official TV broadcast there.

Stroke Order

鬼 guǐ

灭 miè

之 zhī

刃 rèn