マジックmajikku
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Definitions
- nounmagic
- nounMagic Marker; felt-tip pen; permanent marker
- noun, sportsmagic number
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym魔術まじゅつWrittenWritten register. Means magic, especially large-scale stage magic; 「マジック」 is more colloquial and also refers to felt-tip markers.
- Synonym魔法まほうNeutralRefers to magic in the fantasy sense — spells and supernatural powers; 「マジック」 leans toward magic as a performance.
- Synonym呪術じゅじゅつWrittenWritten register for sorcery and curse magic; 「マジック」 leans toward magic as entertainment.
- Synonym奇術きじゅつWrittenWritten register for conjuring tricks; in everyday speech people say 「マジック」 or 「手品」.
- Synonym手品てじなCasualColloquial word for conjuring tricks, especially small close-up sleight-of-hand; 「マジック」 is broader.
- RelatedイリュージョンNeutralLoanword for an illusion, or a large-scale illusion show; 「マジック」 is the broader term.
- RelatedトリックNeutralLoanword for a trick — a deception or the hidden mechanism behind a magic trick; 「マジック」 is the magic itself.
- Related妖術ようじゅつWrittenWritten register for black magic or witchcraft; 「マジック」 is magic as entertainment.
- Related幻術げんじゅつWrittenWritten register for conjuring and eye-deceiving tricks; 「マジック」 is the more common word.
- Related神通力じんつうりきWrittenWritten register for supernatural or divine power; 「マジック」 leans toward magic as a performance.
Use 「マジック」 for magic shows and for felt-tip markers, as in 「マジックショー」. Use 「手品」 for close-up tricks, 「魔法」 for fantasy magic, and 「魔術」 or 「イリュージョン」 for large-scale stage magic.
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