魔

demon; witch; evil spirit

21 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1514.

Readings

• マ (on reading): 邪魔 (じゃま) hindrance; 魔法 (まほう) magic

Components

• 麻
• 鬼
• 儿 radical legs
• 匕 radical spoon
• 厶 radical private
• 广 radical house on a cliff
• 木 radical tree
• 田 radical rice field
• 鬼 radical ghost; demon
• 麻 radical hemp

Words using 魔

• 邪魔 (じゃま) hindrance
• 魔法 (まほう) magic
• 魔 (ま) demon
• 悪魔 (あくま) devil
• 魔女 (まじょ) witch

182 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists