魔王

まおう

Meanings

1. Noun Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness
2. king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good See also: 天魔 (てんま).

Kanji

• 魔 demon. Read as マ.
• 王 king. Read as オウ.

Example sentences

• 魔王が神に野球で勝負を挑んだ。
  The devil challenged God to a baseball game.
• 魔王は言った。「俺が負けるわっきゃねーべ。審判は皆地獄にいるのだ」。
  "How can I lose?" answered Satan. "All the umpires are down here in Hell."

Common phrases

• 魔王を倒す
• 魔王になる

Words containing 魔王

• 閻魔王 (えんまおう) Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

Word lists

• Written

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