魔神

Chinese
devil
 
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (魔神) 魔 神
simp. #(魔神) 魔 神
alternative forms 毛神 Hokkien
旡神 Hokkien
anagram 神魔

Pronunciation

Noun

魔神

  1. ghost; demon; evil spirit
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rambling and unreasonable person; lunatic

Synonyms

Adjective

魔神

  1. (Hokkien) mentally unbalanced; crazy and unfounded; rambling and unreasonable

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
魔 神
ま
Grade: S		 じん
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
魔神 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 魔神 (MC ma zyin, literally “demon, evil spirit” + “god, spirit”). Compare modern Mandarin 魔神 (móshén).

The goon reading, so likely the reading as originally imported from Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まじん [màjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ʑĩɴ]

Noun

魔(ま)神(じん) • (majin) 

  1. a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster
  2. an evil spirit
Usage notes

The mashin reading appears to be less common than the majin reading.

Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
魔 神
ま
Grade: S		 しん
Grade: 3
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
魔神 (kyūjitai)

Shift in pronunciation from majin, using the kan'on reading of shin for 神.

/mad͡ʑin/ → /maɕin/

A mixed goon-kan'on reading reading, so likely a later development after borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ましん [màshíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɕĩɴ]

Noun

魔(ま)神(しん) • (mashin) 

  1. a malevolent deity that causes misfortune and disaster
  2. an evil spirit
Usage notes

The mashin reading appears to be less common than the majin reading.

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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