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Meanings
Noun
1. Teufel; Dämon; Satan
2. böser Geist
3. Seele eines Verstorbenen
4. Fangermandl; Fänger beim Spielen
5. Teufels…; unnachgiebiger; gnadenloser
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
Top 2000
Used in vocabulary (73 in total)
kleiner Teufel
Fangen; Haschen; Fangermandl (Fangspiel)
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
sich überwinden; sein Herz bezwingen; sein Herz hart machen
furious facial expression
roter Geist; roter Teufel; Kobold; erbarmungsloser Geldeintreiber
alte Hexe; Furie
alte Hexe; Furie
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
Dämonenausrottung; Teufelsvertreibung
dem Teufel auch noch eine Eisenstange geben; die Dinge nur noch schlimmer machen
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
schlechte oder faule Ehefrau (meist scherzhaft verwendet; populäre Verwendung in eigenen Blogs, in denen Männer ihr Leid über ihre schlechten Ehefrauen klagen bzw. Manga und Fernsehserien über das Thema)
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
vollkommen unerschrockener Krieger
Tigerlilie; Lilium lancifolium
triumphierend (wörtl. als hätte man einem Teufel den Kopf abgeschlagen)
des Teufels General
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
Onigashima; Teufelsinsel (überlieferter Wohnort von Teufeln und Dämonen; insbesondere in der Legende von Momotarō)
Workaholic; besessener Arbeiter
plötzliche Krankheit eines Kerngesunden
mit Zähnen geborenes Kind; seinen Eltern unähnliches Kind
freeze tag (children's game)
selbst ein Teufel weint Tränen
alte Hexe; Furie
erstklassiger Detektiv
hard shell of a nut, etc.
alte Hexe; Furie
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
Teufel von einem Abteilungsleiter
color tag (children's game)
Wenn die Katze aus dem Haus ist, tanzen die Mäuse auf den Tischen
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
freeze tag (children's game)
freeze tag (children's game)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in
e-mailing or texting someone many times
wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
Oniyanma; Anotogaster sieboldii (größte Libellenart Japans)
color tag (children's game)
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) not even in hell is everyone an ogre
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
false virgin's lepidella (Amanita virgineoides)
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
Bandikutratte
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
Dornenkronenseestern; Acanthaster planci
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa); hairy stingfish
common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper); sharp-fringed sow thistle; spiny sow thistle; spiny-leaved sow thistle
great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid)
Examples (2 in total)
There are no demons in this world.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.