呪符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呪 符
じゅ
Grade: S		 ふ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 呪符 (MC t͡ɕɨuH bɨo, “lit. oath, curse, incantation” + “tag, charm”). Alternately, coined in Japanese from Sinitic elements.

Pronunciation

Noun

呪符 (hiragana じゅふ, rōmaji jufu)

  1. an amulet or charm to ward off illness or other misfortune
  2. a magic charm

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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