魔弾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	弾
ま Grade: S	だん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
魔彈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 魔 (ま, ma) meaning "demon" or "evil spirit influence" + 弾 (たま, tama) meaning "bullet".

Noun

魔(ま)弾(だん) • (madan) 

1. magic bullet

Derived terms

• 魔弾の射手 (まだんのしゃしゅ, madan no shashu), the Japanese name for the German opera "Der Freischütz". Literally meaning "the shooter of the magic bullets".