呪符

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
  • (Tokyo) じゅ​ふ [júꜜfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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