呪符

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 t͡ɕɨu^H bɨo, “lit. oath, curse, incantation” + “tag, charm”). Alternately, coined in Japanese from Sinitic elements.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じゅ​ふ [júꜜfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

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

Related terms

Related terms

• 御札 (おふだ) (ofuda), お札 (ふだ) (ofuda)
• 護 (ご)符 (ふ) (gofu)
• 神札 (しんさつ) (shinsatsu)
• 御守 (おまもり) (omamori), お守 (まも)り (omamori)
• 縁起物 (えんぎもの) (engimono): a good luck 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