Kanji N1

魔: witch, demon, evil spirit

魔 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning witch, demon, evil spirit, written with 21 strokes. It is read マ (on), and has no common kun reading. It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 悪魔 (あくま, devil) and 邪魔 (じゃま, hindrance).

魔

Meanings

  • witch
  • demon
  • evil spirit
Strokes21
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1514 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • マ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • None in common use

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 魔

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 悪魔あくま

    devil; demon; fiend

    JLPT N3
  • 邪魔じゃま

    hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance

    JLPT N4
  • 誤魔化すごまかす

    to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

    JLPT N1
  • 魔ま

    demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence

  • 魔法まほう

    magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

  • 魔女まじょ

    witch

  • 魔術まじゅつ

    magic; sorcery; witchcraft

  • 魔力まりょく

    magical powers; supernatural powers; spell

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.