閻魔
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (閻魔) | 閻 | 魔 | |
simp. (阎魔) | 阎 | 魔 |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama, “Yama”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
閻魔
- (~王) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅/阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”)
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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閻 | 魔 |
えん Hyōgaiji |
ま Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 閻魔 (MC yem ma), from Sanskrit यम (yáma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Yámas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Yámas. Doublet of 夜摩 (Yama).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- (Shinto): Enma, the Japanese name for Yama, the Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell).
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References edit
Further reading edit
- 閻魔 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Enma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia