Kanji

魔

Meaning

witch demon and evil spirit

Readings

On'yomi

  • ご ま かす to deceive
  • あく ま devil
  • じゃ ま hindrance

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

魔
witch, demon, evil spirit
マ
麻
hemp, flax, numb
あさ, マ, マア
广
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
林
grove, forest
はやし, リン
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
鬼
ghost, devil
おに, おに-, キ
甶
フツ, フチ, ヒ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
田
rice field, rice paddy
た, デン
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
厶
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
わたくし, ござ.る, シ

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