Word Meaning 閻魔王

えんまおう emmaou

閻魔王 is read as えんまおう (emmaou) and means Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

えんまおう

Romaji

emmaou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 41 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

閻王

えんおう

Yama, judge of the afterlife

閻羅王

えんらおう

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

閻魔天

えんまてん

Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

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

えんま

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

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)

魔王

まおう

king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good