魔ま界かい

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Meanings

demon world; realm of demons

Refers to a supernatural realm inhabited by demons, evil spirits, or dark forces, often in fantasy, mythology, or fiction.

そのゲームでは、勇ゆう者しゃが魔ま界かいに乗のり込こむ。
In that game, the hero ventures into the demon world.
魔ま界かいから現あらわれた怪かい物ぶつが村むらを襲おそった。
A monster that appeared from the demon world attacked the village.

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Usage patterns

魔ま界かいに迷まよい込こむto accidentally wander into the demon world
少しょう年ねんは森もりの中なかで道みちに迷まよい、いつの間まにか魔ま界かいに迷まよい込こんでいた。
The boy got lost in the forest and, before he knew it, had wandered into the demon world.
魔ま界かいから来くるto come from the demon world (of a creature or being)
その怪かい物ぶつは魔ま界かいから来きたと言いわれている。
That monster is said to have come from the demon world.
魔ま界かいの住じゅう人にんan inhabitant/resident of the demon world
彼かれは魔ま界かいの住じゅう人にんで、人にん間げんとは全まったく違ちがう姿すがたをしている。
He is a resident of the demon world and looks nothing like a human.

Kanji

魔witch, demon, evil spirit
界world, boundary

Related words

異い界かい
異界 is a broad term for any otherworldly or supernatural dimension, while 魔界 specifically denotes a realm ruled by demons and dark forces.
冥めい界かい
冥界 refers to the underworld or land of the dead, whereas 魔界 is the domain of demons and is not necessarily tied to death or the afterlife.
魔ま境きょう
魔境 describes a treacherous, demon-infested region often within the ordinary world, while 魔界 is a separate, entirely otherworldly realm.
地じ獄ごくN2
地獄 is a Buddhist or Christian hell where souls are punished after death, whereas 魔界 is a fantasy or mythological realm of demons not necessarily tied to the afterlife.

Opposites

天てん国ごくN2
天国 is the paradise or heaven where good souls dwell, the direct opposite of 魔界, the realm of demons and dark forces.

Etymology

Compound of 魔 (ma, 'demon, evil spirit') and 界 (kai, 'world, realm'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.