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魔

JLPT N1 21 strokes Frequency: #1514

Meanings

Witch, Demon, Evil Spirit

Radicals

鬼

Decomposition

⿸麻鬼

Etymology

Pictophonetic: demon

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 21

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)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

134 words total

Other (20 words)

破魔矢はまや

(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil

破魔弓はまゆみ

(ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil

邪魔っけじゃまっけ

nuisance

邪魔立てじゃまだて

deliberate hindrance

水魔すいま

disastrous flooding

nightmare

悪魔主義あくましゅぎ

satanism

白魔はくま

heavy snowfall

降魔ごうま

conquering the devil

収集魔しゅうしゅうま

collecting maniac

放火魔ほうかま

pyromaniac

お邪魔虫おじゃまむし

interferer

寸善尺魔すんぜんしゃくま

in evil, there is odds

悪魔調伏あくまちょうぶく

exorcism

好事多魔こうじたま

happy events are often accompanied by difficulties

魔女っ子まじょっこ

magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.)

exorcism

魔法のキノコまほうのキノコ

magic mushrooms

魔道士まどうし

sorcerer

誤魔化すごまかす

to deceive

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