閻魔

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (閻魔) 閻 魔
simp. (阎魔) 阎 魔

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama, “Yama”).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 閻 魔
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 以 (36) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 鹽 (153) 戈 (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 余廉切 莫婆切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /jiᴇm/ /muɑ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /jiɛm/ /muɑ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /jæm/ /muɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /jiam/ /mwa/
Li
Rong		 /iɛm/ /muɑ/
Wang
Li		 /jĭɛm/ /muɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /i̯ɛm/ /muɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 yán mó

Proper noun

閻魔

  1. (～王) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅／阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”).

Derived terms

  • 閻魔天子／阎魔天子
  • 閻魔王／阎魔王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
閻 魔
えん
Hyōgaiji		 ま
Grade: S
on’yomi

Proper noun

閻魔 (hiragana えんま, katakana エンマ, rōmaji Enma)

  1. (Shinto): Enma, the Japanese name for Yama, the Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell).

Derived terms

  • 閻 (えん)魔 (ま)王 (おう) (Enma Ō): King Enma
  • 閻魔大王 (えんまだいおう) (Enma Daiō): Great King Enma

See also

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