Word Meaning 通り魔

とおりま toorima

通り魔 is read as とおりま (toorima) and means demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by.

Meaning

English

  1. demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
  2. random attacker
  3. slasher

Reading

Kana

とおりま

Romaji

toorima

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 22998 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

秋葉原通り魔事件

あきはばらとおりまじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

通訳

つうやく

interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

通帳

つうちょう

passbook

通俗的

つうぞくてき

popular

通信衛星

つうしんえいせい

communication satellite

通称

つうしょう

popular name

通信網

つうしんもう

communications network

通信簿

つうしんぼ

report card

通俗

つうぞく

popular

通産統計協会

つうさんとうけいきょうかい

International Trade and Industry Statistics Association

通行証

つうこうしょう

pass (e.g. backstage pass)

通常選挙

つうじょうせんきょ

regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)

Example Sentences

1

A mother and her two children were stabbed to death in a slasher incident.