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閻: Enma, king of hell

Enma, king of hell
16 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

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エン
Kun
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Appears almost only in 閻魔 (Enma), the judge of the dead in Buddhist hell.

Key words

閻魔えんまEnma, king of hell
閻魔大王えんまだいおうKing Enma
閻魔帳えんまちょうteacher's black book
閻魔堂えんまどうEnma hall

Example sentences

If you lie, King Enma will pull out your tongue after you die.

King Enma of hell is said to judge the sins the dead committed in life.

Because I was late so often, the teacher wrote my name in his black book.

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