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Japanese
Etymology 1
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呪う (norou, “to curse someone or something”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
呪い • (noroi) ←のろひ (norofi)?
- (fantasy, occult) a curse (supernatural detriment)
- a spell (evil magic)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呪う (majinau, “to use a charm, to use magic”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
呪い • (majinai) ←まじなひ (mazinafi)?
- (fantasy, occult) incantation, magic spell
2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
- 呪いで病気を治す
- Majinai de byōki o naosu
- Use spells to cure illness
- deception, manipulation of someone
Usage notes
- The kanji spelling 呪い is more commonly read as noroi (“curse”) in modern Japanese. Consequently, the majinai reading is more commonly spelled in kana.
- But when with the honorific prefix お, お呪い is always read as おまじない
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN