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魔

JLPT N1 SL7 21 strokes Frequency: #1478

Meanings

demon, evil spirit, magic, illusion

Radicals

鬼

Decomposition

⿸麻鬼

Etymology

Pictophonetic: demon

Writing Practice

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Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left

2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

3 diagonal top-to-bottom

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 vertical right-to-left

6 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

9 vertical right-to-left

10 diagonal right-to-left

11 diagonal right-to-left

12 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

13 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

14 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

15 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

16 horizontal bottom-to-top

17 horizontal bottom-to-top

18 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

19 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

20 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

21 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

マ ma

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ま ma

rare; often in words like 魔が差す

Words Using This Kanji

128 words total

マ (11 words)

邪魔じゃま

obstacle / nuisance / interference

demon / evil spirit / magic

悪魔あくま

devil / demon / fiend

メモ魔メモま

note-taker / person obsessed with taking notes

魔術師まじゅつし

magician / sorcerer / wizard

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ま (2 words)

魔除けまよけ

amulet / charm / talisman

魔術まじゅつ

magic / sorcery / wizardry

Other (115 words)

従魔じゅうま

familiar spirit

魔剤まざい

energy drink (esp. Monster Energy)

魔街まがい

den of thieves

魔弾まだん

magic bullet

魔球まきゅう

miracle ball

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