Meaning of 魔(ま) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 魔

Kana Reading ま

Romaji ma

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
Parts of speech

noun, used as a suffix

Meaning

someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act

Examples of 魔, ま in a sentence

まずいよ。また遅刻だ！！はやくも遅刻魔の異名をとってしまう。

Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.
好事魔多し。

Happy events tend to be accompanied by problems.
株式市場は魔の市場だとよく言われる。

The stock market is often called a dangerous one.

Related Kanji

魔 JLPT 1

21 strokes

witch, demon, evil spirit

On'Yomi: マ

Kun'Yomi:

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