Learn Japanese with Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer or Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the most popular animes of all time, with beautiful animation and a story that captivates from beginning to end. In this article, we will study Japanese with Demon Slayer through texts and videos.

It is worth noting that we also have an article that shows the meaning of the names of the characters from Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Videos Studying Japanese with Demon Slayer

Our official channel in Portuguese has released different videos studying Japanese using Demon Slayer, I will leave them below:

In the first video, we study the meeting scene of Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro:

Embedded video (YouTube)

Embedded video (YouTube)

What Kimetsu no Yaiba Means

We know that Demon Slayer means demon hunters, but what does Kimetsu no Yaiba mean? You might have thought it meant the same thing as Demon Slayer, but that is not the case.

In the word Kimetsu, we have the ideogram of Oni [鬼 ki] followed by 9 [滅 metsu] which means destroyer. So, in the first word, we have Destroyer of Oni.

The second word [刃 yaiba] means sword or blade. In other words, the original Japanese name of Demon Slayer, Kimetsu no Yaiba can be translated as Blade Destroyer of Oni.

Phrases from Demon Slayer in Japanese

Now let’s study phrases from the anime Demon Slayer in Japanese:

First Episode – Giyu Tomioka

俺おれの仕事しごとは鬼おにを斬きることだ

My job is to kill Onis.

仕事 : Work

鬼 : They are creatures from Japanese folklore, there are several translations:
Demons, monsters, Devils, Ogres or trolls.
They are mostly humanoid, but occasionally, they are shown with unnatural characteristics,
such as odd numbers of eyes or extra fingers, with disgusting skin and appearances.

But in Kimetsu, they have more of a bestial appearance, with a human aspect and
thirst for blood.

斬る : To kill (using a sword, knife, etc.), to cut, to slice.

傷口きずぐちに鬼おにの血ちを浴あびたから
鬼おにになった

As her wounds were exposed to the blood of an oni, she became an oni.

• 傷口きずぐち : Open wounds, cuts, injuries.
• 血ち: Blood
• 浴び : To be covered, to be bathed.
• 浴あびた : Was covered, was bathed. (Past)

• になる : To become
• になった : Became (Past)

人ひと食ぐい鬼おには そうやって増ふえる

That is how the man-eating onis proliferate.

人ひと : Person
食くい : To eat, to bite.

• 人ひと食ぐい : Man-eater, Cannibalism.
• そうやって : That is how it happens, that is how it occurs…
• 増ふえる : To increase, to grow, to multiply.