呪

spell

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジュ、シュ、シュウ、ズ

Kun readingまじな.う、のろ.い、まじな.い、のろ.う

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

spell
全人類の罪のために俺達は呪われる。For all man's sins damned we shall be.tatoeba
呪文が解けて豚は人間になった。The spell was broken and the pig turned into a man.tatoeba
curseRtK
呪いはひな鳥のようにねぐらに戻ってくる。Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.tatoeba
charm
malediction

to curse
to put a curse on
to detest intensely

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth 囗variant

Components

How it's built

呪

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · elder brother · teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 108

Compound words

呪いのろい

curse; spell; malediction

呪うのろう

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

呪禁じゅごん

vanquishing monsters, spirits, etc. with charms

呪術じゅじゅつ

呪縛じゅばく

spell (that restricts one's movements)

呪物じゅぶつ

fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)

呪文じゅもん

呪咀じゅそ

呪詛じゅそ

詛呪そじゅ

お呪いおまじない

御呪いおまじない

Additional Examples

呪術は未開社会においては重要な役割をもつ。

Magic plays an important part in primitive society.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 呪

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step