Word details

魔

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 魔.

Dictionary

Entry

魔まFreq #3031
1

Common noun

demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence

Examples
株式市場は魔の市場だとよく言われる。
The stock market is often called a dangerous one.
2

Noun, used as a suffix

-crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

Examples
まずいよ。また遅刻だ!!はやくも遅刻魔の異名をとってしまう。
Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.
3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

dreaded; terrible; awful; dreadful

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

魔

witch, demon, evil spirit

21 strokesFrequency 1,514JLPT N1Grade 8

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