呪 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ジュ・シュ・シュウ・ズ
- Kun
- まじな.う・のろ.い・まじな.い・のろ.う
- Meaning
- spell; curse
Origin
Mouth plus a figure at prayer: words chanted to the gods — an incantation, or a curse.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジュ | 呪縛・呪文 |
|---|---|
| のろう | 呪う |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 呪文じゅもん
incantation; spell
- 呪縛じゅばく
binding spell; spell over someone
Example
物語には呪文を唱える場面がある。
There is a scene in the story where a spell is chanted.
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