魔
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 魔
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
Kanji in this Word
魔
21 strokes
Frequency: 1514
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
witch
demon
evil spirit
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
マ
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