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呪 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
ジュ・シュ・シュウ・ズじゅ・しゅ・しゅう・ず · ju · shu · shū · zu
Kun
まじな.う・のろ.い・まじな.い・のろ.うmajina.u · noro.i · majina.i · noro.u
Meaning
spell; curse

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth plus a figure at prayer: words chanted to the gods — an incantation, or a curse.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジュじゅju呪縛じゅばく呪文じゅもん
Kunのろうnorō呪うのろう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 呪文じゅもん

    incantation; spell

  • 呪縛じゅばく

    binding spell; spell over someone

More words with this kanji

  • 呪詛じゅそ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

物語(ものがたり)には呪文(じゅもん)を唱(とな)える場面(ばめん)がある。

There is a scene in the story where a spell is chanted.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

呪文呪縛呪文writin…縛bind𠮟scold呂spine咽throat哺suckle唄song袖sleeve羞feel…痩grow…須ought腫swell
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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