悪魔

あくま · akuma · JLPT N3 · noun

satan

悪魔 — satan

😈👹 悪魔 = evil + demon: an evil spirit is literally an evil demon

悪 (aku) means bad or evil, as in 悪い (warui, bad). 魔 (ma) means demon or magic power, as in 魔法 (mahō, magic). Put them together and you get the devil. Hook: aku = awful, ma = magic, so awful magic.

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