Moto 呪: Spell; Curse; CharmKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジュ、シュ、シュウ、ズ
- Kun'yomi
- まじな(う)、のろ(い)、まじな(い)、のろ(う)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 40 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジュ・シュ・シュウ・ズ)
- 呪文じゅもんspell; charm
- 呪縛じゅばくspell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
- 呪術じゅじゅつmagic; sorcery
- 六字大明呪ろくじだいみょうじゅgreat six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
- 共感呪術きょうかんじゅじゅつsympathetic magic; homeopathic magic
- 呪じゅspell; curse
- 呪具じゅぐcharm; magical tool
- 呪力じゅりょくmagical power; mystical force
- 呪咀じゅそcurse; malediction
- 呪殺じゅさつdeadly curse
- 呪法じゅほうesoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted
- 呪物じゅぶつfetish
- 呪物崇拝じゅぶつすうはいfetishism
- 呪符じゅふamulet; charm
- 呪術医じゅじゅついmedicine man; witch doctor (doctor specialized in treating illnesses caused by magic)
- 呪術師じゅじゅつしwitch doctor; shaman
- 呪術思考じゅじゅつしこうmagical thinking
- 呪術的じゅじゅつてきmagical; sorcerous
- 呪術的思考じゅじゅつてきしこうmagical thinking
- 呪言じゅごんspell; curse
- 呪詛じゅそcurse; malediction
- 感染呪術かんせんじゅじゅつcontagious magic
- 明呪みょうじゅmantra
- 消災呪しょうさいじゅdisaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani
- 神呪しんじゅmystic spell; dharani
- 禁呪きんじゅcharm; incantation
- 符呪ふじゅincantation
- 詛呪そじゅcurse
- 類感呪術るいかんじゅじゅつsympathetic magic; homeopathic magic
- 黒呪術こくじゅじゅつblack magic
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 呪いのろいcurse; spell
- 呪うのろうto curse; to put a curse on
- お呪いおまじないgood luck charm
- 人を呪わば穴二つひとをのろわばあなふたつif you curse someone, dig two graves
- 呪い殺すのろいころすto curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
- 呪わしいのろわしいhateful; accursed
- 御呪いおまじないgood luck charm
- 資源の呪いしげんののろいresource curse; paradox of plenty
Other readings
- 呪りかしりspell; curse
- 呪禁じゅごんvanquishing monsters, spirits, etc. with charms
Kanji that often appear with 呪
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