魔
demon, evil spirit, witch

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

マ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:21
JLPT:1
Frequency:1514

Vocabulary

マ

WordReadingMeaning
悪魔アクマdevil; demon; fiend; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
邪魔ジャマhindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
魔術マジュツmagic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
魔女マジョwitch
魔法マホウmagic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

Other

WordReadingMeaning
誤魔化すごまかすto deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away; to embezzle; to pocket
魔まdemon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend; dreaded; terrible; awful; dreadful
お邪魔しますおじゃましますplease excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
通り魔とおりまrandom attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
魔物まものdemon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

魂
soul, spirit
Grade 8JLPT 1
暦
almanac, calendar
Grade 8JLPT 1
摩
chafe, grind, polish, rub, scrape
Grade 8JLPT 1
親
dealer (cards), familiarity, intimacy, parent, relative
Grade 2JLPT 4
磨
brush (teeth), grind, improve, polish, scour
Grade 8JLPT 2
顔
expression, face
Grade 2JLPT 3
質
matter, quality, substance, temperament
Grade 5JLPT 4
類
class, genus, kind, sort, variety
Grade 4JLPT 3
賛
agree with, approve, assist, praise, title or inscription on picture
Grade 5JLPT 3
醜
bad looking, shame, ugly, unclean
Grade 8JLPT 1