Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

    彼はそれを見るとふと魔がさして盗んだ。
    The sight tempted him to steal.

Also written 魔がさす【まがさす】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

witch, demon, evil spirit

On
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1514 of 2500
Radical
ghost
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-18, 3-11-10SKIP code
3q18.2The Kanji Dictionary
0021.3Four corner code
557deroo
9b54Unicode hex code
1-43-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5398Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6843New Nelson (John Haig)
3187New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3953Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2022Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2961Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1546Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45906PMorohashi
1832A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1528Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1919Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1418Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2041Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kun
さ.すさ.し
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
449 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-7-3, 2-2-8, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
2o8.4The Kanji Dictionary
8021.1Four corner code
972deroo
5deeUnicode hex code
1-26-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1537New Nelson (John Haig)
3311New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
614A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1164Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
662Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8732Morohashi
482A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
658Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399sakade
492Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508henshall3
544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
674Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1Pinyin reading
cha, chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level