閻魔
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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).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- 閻魔 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Enma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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