破魔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破	魔

Noun

破魔 (hiragana はま, romaji hama)

1. (Buddhism) Throwing out a devil or demon: exorcism.
2. (Abbreviation of 破魔矢): A decorative arrow used as a ward against evil; and 破魔弓: A decorative bow used as a ward against evil.

Compounds

• 破魔矢 (はまや, hamaya)
• 破魔弓 (はまゆみ, hamayumi)
• 破魔術 (はまじゅつ, hamajutsu)
• 破魔師, 破魔士 (はまし, hamashi)

Synonyms

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• (exorcism): 祓魔 (ふつま, futsuma), 悪魔払い (あくまばらい, akumabarai), 魔除け (まよけ, mayoke)