魔

witch, demon, evil spirit

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

マ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

21 / 21

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:21

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1514

Vocabulary

マ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

calendar, almanac

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

face, expression

substance, quality, matter, temperament

sort, kind, variety, class, genus

approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with

ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking