Word details

魔女狩り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 魔女狩り.

Dictionary

Entry

魔女狩りじょがりNounFreq #34414
1

Historical term

witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft)

Examples
我こそ魔女がりの大将。
I'm the witchfinder general.
2

witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

witch, demon, evil spirit

21 strokesFrequency 1,514JLPT N1Grade 8

On

woman, female

3 strokesFrequency 151JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョニョニョウ

Kun

おんな

Nanori

おなつき

hunt, raid, gather

9 strokesFrequency 1,785JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュ

Kun

か.るか.り-が.り

Nanori

かり

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