呪う

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
呪
のろ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
詛う

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「呪う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		呪う のろう
のろう
Imperative (命令形) 呪え のろえ
のろえ
Key constructions
Passive 呪われる のろわれる
のろわれる
Causative 呪わせる のろわせる
のろわせる
Potential 呪える のろえる
のろえる
Volitional 呪おう のろおー
Negative 呪わない のろわない
のろわない
Negative perfective 呪わなかった のろわなかった
のろわなかった
Formal 呪います のろいます
Perfective 呪った のろった
のろった
Conjunctive 呪って のろって
のろって
Hypothetical conditional 呪えば のろえば
のろえば

Verb

呪(のろ)う • (norou) ←のろふ (norofu)?transitive godan (stem 呪(のろ)い (noroi), past 呪(のろ)った (norotta))

  1. to curse
    • 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:
      陰(かげ)で彼(かれ)を呪(のろ)っている
      Kage de kare o norotte iru
      Cursing him behind his back
Conjugation
Conjugation of "呪う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 呪わ のろわ norowa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 呪い のろい noroi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 呪う のろう norou
Rentaikei ("attributive") 呪う のろう norou
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 呪え のろえ noroe
Meireikei ("imperative") 呪え のろえ noroe
Key constructions
Passive 呪われる のろわれる norowareru
Causative 呪わせる
呪わす 		のろわせる
のろわす 		norowaseru
norowasu
Potential 呪える のろえる noroeru
Volitional 呪おう のろおう noroō
Negative 呪わない のろわない norowanai
Negative continuative 呪わず のろわず norowazu
Formal 呪います のろいます noroimasu
Perfective 呪った のろった norotta
Conjunctive 呪って のろって norotte
Hypothetical conditional 呪えば のろえば noroeba

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
呪
まじな
Grade: S
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[4]

Pronunciation

Verb

呪(まじな)う • (majinau) ←まじなふ (mazinafu)?godan (stem 呪(まじな)い (majinai), past 呪(まじな)った (majinatta))

  1. to pray that one avoids disaster
  2. to pray that someone else comes across disaster; to curse someone else
  3. to heal by praying
Conjugation
Conjugation of "呪う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 呪わ まじなわ majinawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 呪い まじない majinai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 呪う まじなう majinau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 呪う まじなう majinau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 呪え まじなえ majinae
Meireikei ("imperative") 呪え まじなえ majinae
Key constructions
Passive 呪われる まじなわれる majinawareru
Causative 呪わせる
呪わす 		まじなわせる
まじなわす 		majinawaseru
majinawasu
Potential 呪える まじなえる majinaeru
Volitional 呪おう まじなおう majinaō
Negative 呪わない まじなわない majinawanai
Negative continuative 呪わず まじなわず majinawazu
Formal 呪います まじないます majinaimasu
Perfective 呪った まじなった majinatta
Conjunctive 呪って まじなって majinatte
Hypothetical conditional 呪えば まじなえば majinaeba

References

  1. ^ “呪・詛”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ “呪”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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