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jmdict 1152510 Active (id: 2333077)
悪魔 [ichi1,news1,nf10]
あくま [ichi1,news1,nf10]
1. [n]
▶ devil
▶ demon
▶ fiend
2. [n] {Christianity}
▶ Satan
▶ the Devil
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1056690 サタン 1. Satan
  ⇐ see: 2517940 ディアブロ 1. Satan; the Devil
3. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ Māra
▶ [expl] evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment



History:
5. A 2025-02-21 10:45:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Satan is mentioned in the Hebrew bible (e.g. Book of Job), but is rather different from Christian usage. I think it's best omitted here.
4. A* 2025-02-21 08:13:55  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr: ユダヤ教・キリスト教では、…
All my other kokugos align with daijisen, but for what it's worth daijirin has both.
3. A* 2025-02-21 08:06:13  GM <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs:
③ キリスト教で、...。サタン。
  Diff:
@@ -25 +25 @@
-<s_inf>in Christianity and Judaism</s_inf>
+<field>&Christn;</field>
2. A 2016-09-06 00:51:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think Satan gets a run in Islam too.
1. A* 2016-09-03 11:13:41  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
daij, jawiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21,5 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1056690">サタン</xref>
+<s_inf>in Christianity and Judaism</s_inf>
@@ -22 +27,7 @@
-<gloss>evil spirit</gloss>
+<gloss>the Devil</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<field>&Buddh;</field>
+<gloss>Māra</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment</gloss>

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