魔 – Demon, Evil Spirit, Witch

Asher Wolfstein September 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

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魔 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is in N1 of the JLPT, and is the 1514th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

魔 consists of twenty-one (21) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) ghost/demon 鬼. It also consists of the kanji part(s) 儿, 匕, 厶, 广, 木, 田, 鬼, 麻.

魔 Meanings

• Demon
• Evil Spirit

魔 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• マ (ma)

魔 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 魔

「姫《ひめ》様《さま》が　魔物達《まものたち》に　攫《さら》われて　半年《はんとし》に成《な》る…	It's been half a year since the princess was kidnapped by monsters.	Private: Dragon Quest Part 4 （ドラゴンクエスト）
「然《しか》し　何処《いずこ》とも無《な》く現《あらわ》れた　悪魔《あくま》の化身《けしん》　龍《りゅう》王《おう》が　その玉《たま》を闇《やみ》に閉《と》ざしたのじゃ	But, the Dragon King, evil incarnate, somehow appeared (appeared out of nowhere) and shrouded that ball in darkness.	Dragon Quest Part 2 （ドラゴンクエスト）
「その　昔《むかし》　勇者《ゆうしゃ》ロトが　カミから　光《ひかり》の玉《たま》を授《さず》かり　魔物達《まものたち》を封《ふう》じ込《こ》めたと言《い》う。	It is said that long ago, brave Loto received a Ball Of Light from God, and confined all the monsters.	Dragon Quest Part 2 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 魔

• 魔王（まおう） – Satan, The Devil, The Prince Of Darkness, King Of The Demons
• 魔法（まほう） – Magic, Witchcraft, Sorcery, Spell
• 魔（ま） – Demon, Devil, Evil Spirit, Evil Influence, -Crazed Person, -Obsessed Person
• 悪魔（あくま） – Demon, Fiend, The Devil
• 魔物（まもの） – Demon, Devil, Monster

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.