呪詛

See also: 咒詛 and 呪诅

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 咒詛 (“to curse, to swear at”).
(This term, 呪詛, is a variant form of 咒詛.)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じゅ
Grade: S

Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

/ɕuso//d͡ʑuso/

From Middle Chinese compound 呪詛 (tsyuwH? tsuX?, literally curse + curse, pledge). Compare modern Mandarin 咒詛咒诅 (zhòuzǔ).

The reading of the first character shifted from the regular goon reading of shu to the kan'yōon reading of ju.[1]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

呪詛 (hiragana じゅそ, rōmaji juso)

  1. curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛する (transitive, hiragana じゅそする, rōmaji juso suru)

  1. to curse someone or something
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
Irregular

The 直音表記 (chokuon hyōki, literally straight-sound spelling) of juso above. Most common from the Heian through the Muromachi periods.[1]

It is unclear if the pronunciation itself also shifted, or just the spelling.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [d͡zɨᵝso̞]

Noun

呪詛 (hiragana ずそ, rōmaji zuso)

  1. (obsolete) curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛する (transitive, hiragana ずそする, rōmaji zuso suru)

  1. (obsolete) to curse someone or something
Conjugation

References

  1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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