魔法使い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	法	使
ま Grade: S	ほう Grade: 4	つか Grade: 3
goon	kan’on	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
魔法遣い

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魔法使い

Etymology

Compound of 魔(ま)法(ほう) (mahō, “magic”) + 使(つか)い (tsukai, “user”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まほーつかい (Nakadaka – )
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Noun

魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い • (mahōtsukai) ^{←まはふつかひ (mafafutukafi)^?}

(fantasy, occult) a magic user, such as a magician, a wizard, a sorcerer, a mage, etc.
オズの魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い
Ozu no Mahōtsukai
Wizard of Oz
- 1999 February 4, “ブラック・マジシャン [Black Magician]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
  
  魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)いとしては、攻(こう)撃(げき)力・守(りょく・しゅ)備(び)力(りょく)ともに最(さい)高(こう)クラス。
  Mahōtsukai toshite wa, kōgekiryoku shubiryoku tomo ni saikō kurasu.
  A magician with the ultimate attack and defense strength.
- 1999 July 5, “ラムーン [LaMoon]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:
  
  月(つき)に住(す)む魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い。月(つき)の持(も)つ魔(ま)力(りょく)で相(あい)手(て)を魅(み)了(りょう)する。
  Tsuki ni sumu mahōtsukai. Tsuki no motsu maryoku de aite o miryō suru.
  A magician who lives on the moon. She enchants opponents with magical power harnessed from the moon.

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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