How to say devil in Japanese

JLPTN3
悪魔★【あくまakuma】

noun:

  • devil; demon; fiend
  • Satan; the Devil - in Christianity and Judaism ➜ サタン
  • Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment - Buddhism term

Example Sentences

お世辞osejiにni乗せられるnoserareruとto、身miのno破滅hametsuをwo招くmaneku。
When the flatterer pipes, then the devil dances.
来年rainenのnoことkotoをwo言えばieba鬼oniがga笑うwarau。
Speak of the next year, and the devil will laugh.
魔王maouがga神kamiにni野球yakyuuでde勝負shoubuをwo挑んだidonda。
The devil challenged God to a baseball game.
僕bokuはha何naniをwoやってyatteもmo悪運akuunがga強いtsuyoiんだnda。
I've got the devil's own luck in everything.
彼女kanojoはha悪魔akumaにni取り付かれているtoritsukareteiru。
She is possessed by a devil.

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