Japanese

Alternative forms

• 摩羅

Noun

魔羅 ‎(hiragana まら, romaji mara)

1. (Buddhism) Mara; a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life
2. (anatomy) ****
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 2, page 45:

     玉茎 房内經云 玉茎 男陰名也 [...] 一云 麻良 [...]

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 386)

   Mara. l, nancon. マラ. まはた, ナンコン (𨳰. または, 男根) 陰茎. 卑語.

Synonyms

• 男根 (だんこん) ‎(dankon)
• 陰茎 (いんけい) ‎(inkei)
• ペニス ‎(penisu)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.