noun Hi·de·ki [hee-de-kee] /ˈhi dɛˌki/, 1884–1948, Japanese general: executed for war crimes. nounHideki (ˈhiːdɛˌkiː). 1885–1948, Japanese soldier and statesman; minister of war (1940–41) and premier (1941–44); hanged as a war criminal