悪魔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪 魔
あく
Grade: 3		 ま
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 惡魔

Pronunciation

Noun

悪魔 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡魔, hiragana あくま, rōmaji akuma)

  1. a fiend; a demon; a devil
    • 2001 September 20, “デーモンの召しょう喚かん [Daemon’s Summons]”, in Struggle of Chaos ―闇を制する者― [Struggle of Chaos ―Commanders of Darkness―] (in Japanese), Konami:
      闇 (やみ)の力 (ちから)を使 (つか)い、人 (ひと)の心 (こころ)を惑 (まど)わすデーモン。悪 (あく)魔 (ま)族 (ぞく)ではかなり強 (きょう)力 (りょく)な力 (ちから)を誇 (ほこ)る。
      Yami no chikara o tsukai, hito no kokoro o madowasu dēmon. Akuma-zoku de wa kanari kyōryoku na chikara o hokoru.
      A daemon who bewilders the human heart with dark powers. He boasts of his tremendous power amongst the Demon Tribe.
  2. a fiend (very evil person)
  3. (tarot) the Devil

Derived terms

  • 悪魔 (あくま)の運 (うん) (akuma no un, “devil's luck”)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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