魔除け (mayoke) Japanese meaning: charm against evil | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 My grandmother has put up a protective charm at the entrance.
This amulet is said to ward off evil.
魔
Written forms
魔除けUsage59%
魔よけUsage41%
Common variant with よけ in kana.
Etymology
Compound of 魔 (ma, 'demon, evil spirit') and 除け (yoke, 'warding off, protection'), the nominalized form of 除ける (yokeru, 'to avoid, to ward off').
