Japanese

Noun

悪魔 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡魔, hiragana あくま, romaji akuma)

1. an evil spirit; a devil; a demon; a fiend; wraith, etc.
2. Satan
3. fiend (when someone is being one)
4. (tarot) the Devil

Coordinate terms

• タロット ‎(tarotto, “tarot”)

Derived terms

• 悪魔 (あくま)の運 (うん) ‎(akuma no un, “devil's luck”)

See also

• デーモン ‎(dēmon)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3