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魔法使い (まほうつかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

魔ま法ほう使つかい

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Meanings

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noun

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

A person who uses magic, typically in fantasy contexts. Can refer to both male and female practitioners; gender-neutral in Japanese.

その魔ま法ほう使つかいは杖つえを振ふって呪じゅ文もんを唱となえた。
The wizard waved his wand and chanted a spell.

彼かの女じょは物もの語がたりに出でてくるような魔ま法ほう使つかいに憧あこがれている。

She admires magicians like those in fairy tales.

Written forms

魔ま法ほう使つかい
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.
魔ま法ほう遣つかい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 遣い is an uncommon variant of 使い.

Kanji

魔witch, demon, evil spirit
法method, law, rule
使use, send on a mission, order
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Similar words

魔ま女じょ
魔女 specifically means 'witch' (female), while 魔法使い is gender-neutral and broader.
魔ま法ほう
魔法 is 'magic' (the power or art), while 魔法使い is the person who uses it.

Etymology

Compound of 魔法 (まほう, 'magic') + 使い (つかい, 'user', from 使う 'to use'). The kanji 遣い is a rare variant of 使い.