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呪 (まじな.う) — spell | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
呪

呪

呪まじな.う

spell

Kanji Core Concepts KMT108 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

Kun'yomi

まじな.うのろ.いまじな.いのろ.う

On'yomi

ジュシュシュウズ

spellcursecharmmalediction

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Concepts using this kanji

curse

to curse

magic

spell (that restricts one's movements)

spell

六字大明呪

great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")

呪術的思考

magical thinking

magical thinking

sympathetic magic

magical

人を呪わば穴二つ

curses come home to roost

magical power

spell

esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted

medicine man

witch doctor

contagious magic

mantra

sympathetic magic

fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)

Jujutsu Kaisen (manga series)

black magic

資源の呪い

resource curse

mystic spell

disaster-preventing incantation

charm

killing (someone) with a curse

to curse (someone) to death

vanquishing monsters, spirits, etc. with charms

charm

fetishism

amulet

incantation

charm

hateful

spell

spell

Ju-on

curse

curse

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呪術的思考

資源の呪い