あく
Meanings
Noun
1. devil; demon; fiend
2. Satan; the Devil
in Christianity and Judaism
3. Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
Kanji used
bad
demon
Pitch accent
くま
Top 3100
Composed of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
Examples (7 in total)
She is possessed by a devil.
He is a devil in human shape.
The man sold his soul to the devil.
The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!
Angels have pairs of wings, and demons have tails.