Word details

閻魔王

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 閻魔王.

Dictionary

Entry

閻魔王えんまおうNounHonorificFreq #123418
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Buddhism

Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

閻

town

16 strokes

On

エン
魔

witch, demon, evil spirit

21 strokesFrequency 1,514JLPT N1Grade 8

On

マ
王

king, rule, magnate

4 strokesFrequency 684JLPT N2Grade 1

On

オウ-ノウ

Nanori

おおおおきみわ

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