魔法使い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
魔 法 使
ま
Grade: S		 ほう
Grade: 4		 つか
Grade: 3
goon kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
魔法遣い

Etymology

Compound of 魔(ま)法(ほう) (mahō, “magic”) + 使(つか)い (tsukai, “user”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まほーつ​かい [màhóótsúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [4])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ho̞ːt͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠i]
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Noun

魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い • (mahōtsukai) ←まはふつかひ (mafafutukafi)?

  1. (fantasy, occult) a magic user, such as a magician, a wizard, a sorcerer, a mage, etc.
    オズの魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い
    Ozu no Mahōtsukai
    Wizard of Oz
    • 1999 February 4, “ブラック・マジシャン [Black Magician]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
      魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)いとしては、攻(こう)撃(げき)力・守(りょく・しゅ)備(び)力(りょく)ともに最(さい)高(こう)クラス。
      Mahōtsukai toshite wa, kōgekiryoku shubiryoku tomo ni saikō kurasu.
      A magician with the ultimate attack and defense strength.
    • 1999 July 5, “ラムーン [LaMoon]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:
      月(つき)に住(す)む魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い。月(つき)の持(も)つ魔(ま)力(りょく)で相(あい)手(て)を魅(み)了(りょう)する。
      Tsuki ni sumu mahōtsukai. Tsuki no motsu maryoku de aite o miryō suru.
      A magician who lives on the moon. She enchants opponents with magical power harnessed from the moon.

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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