Japanese symbol for “mara”
魔羅
まら
Romaji: mara
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment
In Japanese, mara is 魔羅, read まら (mara).
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Meanings
- n Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment (Buddh)
- n obstacle to enlightenment (Buddh)
- n penis
Written forms: 魔羅、摩羅、末羅. Readings: まら、マラ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪魔 | あくま akuma | devil; demon; fiend |
| 魔法 | まほう mahou | magic; witchcraft; sorcery |
| 邪魔 | じゃま jama | hindrance; obstacle; nuisance |
| 魔術 | まじゅつ majutsu | magic; sorcery; witchcraft |
| 魔法使い | まほうつかい mahoutsukai | magician; wizard; sorcerer |
| 魔女 | まじょ majo | witch |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
| 羅列 | られつ raretsu | enumeration; citation; listing |
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.