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魔 kanji
witch, demon, evil spirit
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 21
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
マ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 魔
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3悪魔Populardevil; demon; fiend; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
- N3邪魔Popularhindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
- N1誤魔化すPopularto deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away; to embezzle; to pocket
- N1お邪魔しますPopularplease excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
- —魔Populardemon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend; dreaded; terrible; awful; dreadful
- —魔術Popularmagic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
- —魔女Popularwitch
- —魔法Popularmagic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
- —魔力Popularmagical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
- —魔法瓶Popularthermos bottle; vacuum flask
- —色魔sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
- —天魔demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
- —魔王Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
- —魔界demon world
- —魔街den of thieves; brothel; red-light district
- —魔球miracle ball; magic ball
- —魔境demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
- —魔窟den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
- —魔手evil influence
- —魔神devil; evil spirit; genie