魔法 (まほう) — magic, sorcery, witchcraft
魔法
magic
Frequency #2729
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. no-adjective
noun
mahou
まほう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
まほう[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- magic
- sorcery
- witchcraft
Usage examples
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改善は、一度行えばすべてが完成する魔法ではありません。
Kaizen wa, ichido okonaeba subete ga kansei suru mahou de wa arimasen.
Improvement is not magic that makes everything complete after just one try.
小さく直して、大きく変える — トヨタの考え方 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第5章 自分の生活で試してみる
Adjective forms
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