How to say "witch" in Japanese

• 魔女まじょCommon
  nounThe word for a female witch: the figure of fairy tales, Halloween and fantasy stories, often a sinister woman with magic powers. Use it when the witch is specifically a woman.
  ここだけの話はなしだけれど、あの太ふとった見苦みぐるしい魔女まじょは減量げんりょう中ちゅうなのだ。↗

  Between ourselves, the fat ugly witch is on a diet.
• 魔法使いまほうつかいCommon
  nounA general word for someone who uses magic — magician, wizard, sorcerer — also usable for a witch, regardless of gender, as in fantasy fiction. Choose it when gender is not the point.
  エドガーさんは魔法まほう使つかいだった事こともあるんですか。↗

  So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?

Use 魔女 for a female witch, the fairy-tale or fantasy figure; 「魔法使い」 is the broader word for a magic-user — magician, wizard, sorcerer — and also serves for a witch when gender is not the issue.

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• 魔女まじょwitch
• 魔法使いまほうつかいmagician
• ウィッチwitch
• 鬼女きじょdemoness
• 鬼婆おにばばhag
• すべたbitch
• 妖術師ようじゅつしmagician
• ビッチbitch