通り魔

通り魔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
通	魔
とお Grade: 2	ま Grade: S

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とおり​ま [tòóríꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːɾʲima̠]

Noun

通り魔 (hiragana とおりま, rōmaji tōrima)

1. mythical creature that brings harm upon those who it passes

   Synonym: 通り悪魔 (toori akuma)

2. assailant who attacks random people on the street

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN