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Kanji Detail for 呪 - "curse, spell"

呪

  • Meaning

    呪 means "curse, spell." Also associated with pray.

    1. Curse - To invoke evil upon.

    2. Spell - A magical incantation.

    3. Pray - To invoke divine aid (alternate meaning).

  • Words using 呪

    • 呪う のろう Listen to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

  • Tattoo check: 呪

    • Verified meaning: curse, spell
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: pray
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    spell; curse; charm; malediction

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    curse, damn, incantation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 咒[zhou4]

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 祝 (blessing). Wishing death, calamity, or misfortune upon someone. | Buddhist texts have sutras and mantras. Mantras are originally one type of Buddhist literary form. Today, incantations for exorcising ghosts and treating illness are also called 呪. The vulgar form is 咒.

  • Onyomi

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    ju(ジュ) ジュ

    shu(シュ) シュ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

    zu(ズ) ズ

  • Kunyomi

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    majina.i(まじな-い) まじな-い

    majina.u(まじな-う) まじな-う

    noro.i(のろ-い) のろ-い

    noro.u(のろ-う) のろ-う

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    curse spell pray charm hex jinx enchantment sorcery witchcraft incant invoke occult bewitchment conjuration divine

Sentences including 呪

  • It's a curse.

  • The witch cursed the poor little girl.

  • The spell was broken and the pig turned into a man.

  • For all man's sins damned we shall be.

  • Cursed be he that first invented war.

  • Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

  • Magic plays an important part in primitive society.

  • The family seemed to be under a curse.

  • The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.

  • "What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."

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