呪

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

damn

HSK 10

ジュ、シュ、シュウ、ズ

まじな.う、のろ.い、まじな.い、のろ.う

주

Variant of 咒. Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component when the meaning extended to "curse". Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone.

Components

口 mouth+ 口 mouth+ 卩 person kneeling =

呪 damn

口

口 Meaning component

kǒu mouth

口

口 Iconic component

kǒu mouth

Depicts a mouth open to pray.

卩

卩 Iconic component

jié person kneeling

seal

Depicts a person kneeling.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

呪

Regular

Modern

Japanese

呪り、呪かしり同音

noun archaic spell; curse

Example Sentences

JAPANESE WORDS (40)

spell (that restricts one's movements)

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KOREAN WORDS (3)

주술

incantation; enchantment