閻
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—
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
嘘をつくと、死んだあとで閻魔様に舌を抜かれるよ。
If you lie, King Enma will pull out your tongue after you die.
地獄の閻魔大王は、死者が生前に犯した罪を裁くと伝えられている。
King Enma of hell is said to judge the sins the dead committed in life.
遅刻が続いたせいで、先生の閻魔帳に名前を書かれてしまった。
Because I was late so often, the teacher wrote my name in his black book.