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    3. 閻

    閻

    閻エン

    town

    NTCore ConceptsKanji16 strokes

    On'yomi

    エン

    town

    門𠂊臼

    門
    臼

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    諂餡閼閹閾闇閲閭閹餡

    Concepts using this kanji

    閻浮提

    Jambudvipa

    閻魔大王

    Yama

    閻王

    Yama, judge of the afterlife

    閻魔天

    Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

    借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔

    people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it

    閻魔王

    Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

    閻魔の庁

    judgment seat of Yama (judgement)

    閻羅王

    Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

    閻魔顔

    devilish face

    閻魔堂

    temple hall dedicated to Yama

    閻魔虫

    hister beetle (Hister jekeli)

    閻魔帳

    teacher's grade book

    閻魔

    Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead)

    閻魔羅闍

    Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

    閻魔蟋蟀

    oriental garden cricket (Teleogryllus emma)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 臼
    • 門

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    • 閻魔
    • 閻魔の庁
    • 閻魔大王
    • 閻魔蟋蟀
    • 閻魔帳
    • 閻王
    • 閻魔顔
    • 閻浮提
    • 閻魔王
    • 閻魔天
    • 閻羅王
    • 閻魔羅闍
    • 閻魔堂
    • 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔
    • 閻魔虫

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