呪符

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
呪 符
じゅ
Grade: S 		ふ
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 呪符 (MC tsyuwH bju). Alternatively, coined in Japanese from Sinitic elements.

First cited to a work from 1884.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

呪(じゅ)符(ふ) • (jufu) 

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

See also

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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