魔法師

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See also: 魔法师

Chinese

a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
 
trad. (魔法師) 魔法
simp. (魔法师) 魔法

Etymology

"a bachelor above 30 years of age"
Semantic loan from Japanese 魔法使い, from an urban legend in Japan that a man remains virgin until 30 can become a wizard.

Pronunciation


Noun

魔法師

  1. magician; mage; wizard; sorcerer; warlock
  2. (neologism, humorous) a bachelor above 30 years of age

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
Alternative spelling
魔法士

Noun

()(ほう)() (mahōshi

  1. An evil priest or monk
  2. A sorcerer(ess)

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

魔法師 (mabeopsa) (hangeul 마법사)

  1. hanja form? of 마법사 (wizard, magician, sorcerer)