Chinese edit

devil
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (魔道)
simp. #(魔道)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

魔道

  1. (Buddhism) the world of evil
  2. (figurative) evil course; wrong path

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (魔道):
  • Japanese: 魔道(まどう) (madō)
  • Korean: 마도(魔道) (mado)
  • Vietnamese: ma đạo (魔道)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun edit

()(どう) (madō

  1. The dark side, the path of evil, evil ways
  2. (Buddhism): One of the heavens, home of the devas; alternately, the underworld, the land of yomi
  3. magic

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

魔道 (mado) (hangeul 마도)

  1. Hanja form? of 마도 (a wicked path).