魔力|まりょくmaryoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounmagical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
    彼かれはすべての悪あくから魔力まりょくで守まもられた。↗
    He was charmed against all evil.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym呪力じゅりょくWrittenWritten word for the power of 「呪術」 — spell-casting rooted in religion and folklore; stresses the force of curses and prayers rather than magic in general.
  • Related魔法まほうNeutralMagic as a craft — the art of casting spells. 「魔力」 is the mysterious power itself, and figuratively a bewitching charm, as in 「音楽の魔力」.

Use 「魔力」 for a mysterious supernatural power or a captivating charm, as in 「音楽の魔力」 and 「魔力に取りつかれる」. For magic as a craft say 「魔法」; for the power of curses and prayers, 「呪力」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 魔法まほうの力ちから。
  2. 人ひとを迷まよわす怪あやしい力ちから。
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