Skip to content
kanjiba – Home

Kanji 呪

8 strokes

Meaning

spell, curse, charm, malediction

On'yomi
ジュシュシュウズ
Kun'yomi
まじなうのろいまじないのろう
Strokes
8
JLPT
—
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
2級
Frequency
#2131 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Example sentences

  • 呪のろいだよ。

    It's a curse.

  • 呪のろいはひな鳥どりのようにねぐらに戻もどってくる。

    Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

  • 呪術じゅじゅつは未開みかい社会しゃかいにおいては重要じゅうような役割やくわりをもつ。

    Magic plays an important part in primitive society.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.