Mara in Japanese
Mara in Japanese is 天魔, 波旬, 第六天魔王 — Mara means in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
Mara in Japanese
天魔
Pronounced: tenma
(Buddhism) The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment
波旬
Pronounced: hajun
(Buddhism) The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment
第六天魔王
(Buddhism) The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment
魔羅
Pronounced: mara
(Buddhism) The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment
魔羅
Pronounced: mara
What does "Mara" mean?
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noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
"In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest."
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noun A long-legged rodent native to the grasslands of Argentina, related to the guinea pig.
"At the zoo, a mara hopped across the grass on its long legs."
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Mara in a sentence
- In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest.
- Grandmother said a restless mara was to blame whenever she woke up frightened.
- At the zoo, a mara hopped across the grass on its long legs.
- The mara is a rodent that lives on open plains and eats grass.
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What is "Mara" in Japanese?
"Mara" in Japanese is 天魔, 波旬, 第六天魔王. Mara means: In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
How do you pronounce 天魔?
"Mara" in Japanese is 天魔, pronounced "tenma".
How do you use "Mara" in a sentence?
Example: "In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest." In Japanese, "Mara" is 天魔, 波旬, 第六天魔王.
Are there other ways to say "Mara" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "Mara": 天魔, 波旬, 第六天魔王, 魔羅.
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