魔方陣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	方	陣
ま Grade: S	ほう Grade: 2	じん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 魔(ま) (ma) + 方陣(ほうじん) (hōjin).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まほ​ーじん [màhóꜜòjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ho̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

魔(ま)方(ほう)陣(じん) • (mahōjin) 

1. (mathematics) magic square

Synonyms

• 方陣(ほうじん) (hōjin, “(mathematics) magic square”)

See also

• 魔法陣(まほうじん) (mahōjin, “(Japanese fiction, fantasy) magic circle”)