Japanese symbol for “enormity”
摩訶
まか
Romaji: maka
greatness; enormity; superiority; maha
In Japanese, enormity is 摩訶, read まか (maka).
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Meanings
- n, n-pref greatness; enormity; superiority; maha (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction |
| 摩天楼 | まてんろう matenrou | skyscraper |
| 摩耗 | まもう mamou | wear; abrasion |
| 薩摩 | さつま satsuma | Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) |
| 志摩 | しま shima | Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture) |
| あん摩 | あんま anma | massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage) |
| 薩婆訶 | そわか sowaka | so-wa-ka; well said; so be it |
| 摩訶止観 | まかしかん makashikan | Mohe Zhiguan (Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.