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 t͡ɕɨuH bɨo). Alternatively, coined in Japanese from Sinitic elements.

First cited to a work from 1884.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅ​ふ [júꜜfù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• 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

• 御札(おふだ) (ofuda), お札(ふだ) (ofuda)
• 護符(ごふ) (gofu)
• 神札(しんさつ) (shinsatsu)
• 御守(おまもり) (omamori), お守(まも)り (omamori)
• 縁起物(えんぎもの) (engimono): a good luck charm