魔神
Chinese edit
devil | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
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trad. (魔神) | 魔 | 神 | |
simp. #(魔神) | 魔 | 神 | |
alternative forms | 毛神 Hokkien 旡神 Hokkien | ||
anagram | 神魔 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
魔神
- ghost; demon; evil spirit
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rambling and unreasonable person; lunatic
Synonyms edit
- (ghost): 鬼神 (guǐshén)
Adjective edit
魔神
- (Hokkien) mentally unbalanced; crazy and unfounded; rambling and unreasonable
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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魔 | 神 |
ま Grade: S |
じん Grade: 3 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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魔神 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 魔神 (MC ma zyin, literally “demon, evil spirit” + “god, spirit”). Compare modern Mandarin 魔神 (móshén).
The goon reading, so likely the reading as originally imported from Middle Chinese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster
- an evil spirit
Usage notes edit
The mashin reading appears to be less common than the majin reading.
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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魔 | 神 |
ま Grade: S |
しん Grade: 3 |
goon | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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魔神 (kyūjitai) |
Shift in pronunciation from majin, using the kan'on reading of shin for 神.
/mad͡ʑin/ → /maɕin/
A mixed goon-kan'on reading reading, so likely a later development after borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster
- an evil spirit
Usage notes edit
The mashin reading appears to be less common than the majin reading.
Synonyms edit
See also edit
- 魔神 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja