Word Meaning 閻魔

えんま emma

閻魔 is read as えんま (emma) and means Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead).

Meaning

English

  1. Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
  2. Emma
  3. Yan
  4. Yomna

Reading

Kana

えんま

Romaji

emma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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閻魔大王

えんまだいおう

Yama

閻魔王

えんまおう

Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

閻魔顔

えんまがお

devilish face

閻魔の庁

えんまのちょう

judgment seat of Yama (judgement)

閻魔帳

えんまちょう

teacher's mark or grade book

閻魔堂

えんまどう

temple hall dedicated to Yama

閻魔蟋蟀

えんまこおろぎ

Oriental garden cricket

閻魔羅闍

えんまらじゃ

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

借りる時の地蔵顔なす時の閻魔顔

かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお

people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it

悪魔

あくま

Māra

邪魔

じゃま

to visit (someone's home)

-crazed person