Kanji

呪

呪

spell, curse, charm, malediction

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュ, シュ, シュウ, ズ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まじなう, のろい, まじない, のろう

Example sentences

呪い のろい
その 伝説 の 剣 に は 恐ろしい 呪い が かかっている 。

That legendary sword is under a terrible curse.

呪う のろう
彼女 は 自分 の 不運 な 運命 を 呪った

She cursed her unfortunate fate.

呪文 じゅもん
魔法使い は 不思議 な 呪文 を 唱えた 。

The wizard chanted a mysterious spell.

詠唱 えいしょう
魔術師 が 長い 呪文 を 詠唱 している 。

The mage is chanting a long spell.

呪 じゅ
魔法使い は 不気味 な 呪 を 唱えた 。

The wizard recited an eerie incantation.

呪詛 じゅそ
彼 は 自分 の 不運な 境遇 を 呪詛し 、 世界 を 恨んだ 。

He cursed his unlucky circumstances and hated the world.

呪縛 じゅばく
彼 は 過去 の 失敗 という 呪縛 から 逃れられずにいる

He remains unable to escape the curse of his past failures.

呪術 じゅじゅつ
彼 は 古代 の 呪術 を 使って 、 死者 を 蘇らせようとした

He attempted to resurrect the dead using ancient sorcery.

Example Vocabulary

呪い

のろい

curse; spell; malediction

呪う

のろう

to curse; to spellbind

呪文

じゅもん

spell; incantation; chant

呪

じゅ

spell; incantation; curse

呪詛

じゅそ

curse; malediction; imprecation

呪縛

じゅばく

spell; binding; curse; obsession

呪術

じゅじゅつ

sorcery; magic

呪力

じゅりょく

呪術師

じゅじゅつし

禁呪

きんじゅ

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