通り魔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
通 魔
とお
Grade: 2 		ま
Grade: S

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とおりま [tòóríꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːɾʲima̠]

Noun

通(とお)り魔(ま) • (tōrima) 

  1. mythical creature that brings harm upon those who it passes
    Synonym: 通り悪魔 (toori akuma)
  2. assailant who attacks random people on the street

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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