Illustration: In the kitchen of a modest Japanese apartment, a grandmother casually raises one finger above a teapot. A continuous stream of tea floats upward from its spout, curls into the unmistakable shape of a tiny swimming fish, then arcs toward a waiting cup.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

魔ま法ほう

mahou

magic

Example sentences

  1. これって、魔法まほうみたい。

    This is like magic.

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  2. 僕ぼくに魔法まほうが使つかえればなあ。

    I wish I could use magic.

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  3. 王子おうじは魔法まほうでカエルに変かえられた。

    The prince was turned into a frog by magic.

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Kanji in 魔法

  • 魔witch; demonOnマ
  • 法method; lawOnホウ・ハッ・ホッKunのり

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