Word Meaning 摩羅

まら mara

摩羅 is read as まら (mara) and means obstacle to enlightenment.

Meaning

English

obstacle to enlightenment
penis
Mara
demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment

Reading

Kana

まら

Romaji

mara

Writing Variants

魔羅まら mara

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137315 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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摩ご羅迦

まごらが

mahoraga (protectors of Buddhism depicted as giant serpents)

摩訶婆羅多

まはーばーらた

Mahabharata (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 400 CE)

摩擦

まさつ

friction

摩天楼

まてんろう

skyscraper

摩る

さする

to rub

摩耗

まもう

wear

摩利支天

まりしてん

Marici (Buddhist god of war)

摩利支

まりし

Marici

摩擦的失業

まさつてきしつぎょう

frictional unemployment

摩多

また

vowel (in the Siddham script)

摩擦電気

まさつでんき

frictional electricity

摩擦係数

まさつけいすう

coefficient of friction