魔法

Chinese

		devil	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (魔法)		魔	法

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mófǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ faat³
Min Nan (POJ): mô͘-hoat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mófǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mofaa
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ faat³
  - Yale: mō faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ fad³
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ fäːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: môo-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mo'hoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/

Noun

魔法

magic; wizardry; witchcraft; sorcery

Derived terms

白魔法 (báimófǎ)
魔法師／魔法师 (mófǎshī)

黑魔法 (hēimófǎ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魔法):

→ Japanese: 魔 (ま)法 (ほう) (mahō)
→ Korean: 마법 (魔法, mabeop)
→ Vietnamese: ma pháp (魔法)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
魔	法
ま Grade: S	ほう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Apparently from Middle Chinese compound 魔法 (muɑ pjop, literally “devil, magic + law, method”). Compare modern Min Nan reading mô͘-hoat.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) まほー [màhóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [ma̠ho̞ː]

Noun

魔法 (hiragana まほう, rōmaji mahō)

The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery.
Spellwork such as magical formulas, incantations, spells, etc.
魔 (ま)法 (ほう)をかける
mahō o kakeru
to cast magic
An organized body or system of magical use, i.e. Wicca, the Kabballah and Onmyōdō.

Usage notes

The term for magic as a trick performed by a modern magician is 手品 (てじな) (tejina).

Synonyms

Derived terms

Derived terms

魔 (ま)法 (ほう)師 (し) (mahōshi), 魔 (ま)法 (ほう)士 (し) (mahōshi): magic master or specialist, sorcerer
魔 (ま)法 (ほう)円 (えん) (mahōen): magic circle
魔 (ま)法 (ほう)少 (しょう)女 (じょ) (mahōshōjo): magical girl
魔法使 (まほうつか)い (mahōtsukai): magician
魔 (ま)法 (ほう)瓶 (びん) (mahōbin): vacuum flask
魔 (ま)法 (ほう)の杖 (つえ) (mahō no tsue): lit. a magic wand

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
魔	法

Noun

魔法 • (mabeop) (hangeul 마법)

Hanja form^? of 마법 (“magic”).

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