| Word form | akuma |
| Original script | 悪魔 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Originally referring to evil spirits impeding the way to Buddahood. Attested in the Christian sense in 1600. |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | aku-ma evil-demon |
| Age | Late Old Japanese [21] (794–1185) |
| Lexical stratum | kango |
| Year | 1179 |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 0 |