呪う

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
[nòróꜜù]
[nòróú]
Imperative (命令形) 呪え のろ​え
のろえ
[nòróꜜè]
[nòróé]
Key constructions
Passive 呪われる のろわれ​る
のろわれる
[nòrówáréꜜrù]
[nòrówárérú]
Causative 呪わせる のろわせ​る
のろわせる
[nòrówáséꜜrù]
[nòrówásérú]
Potential 呪える のろえ​る
のろえる
[nòróéꜜrù]
[nòróérú]
Volitional 呪おう のろお​ー [nòróóꜜò]
Negative 呪わない のろわ​ない
のろわない
[nòrówáꜜnàì]
[nòrówánáí]
Negative perfective 呪わなかった のろわ​なかった
のろわな​かった
[nòrówáꜜnàkàttà]
[nòrówánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 呪います のろいま​す [nòróímáꜜsù]
Perfective 呪った のろ​った
のろった
[nòróꜜttà]
[nòróttá]
Conjunctive 呪って のろ​って
のろって
[nòróꜜttè]
[nòrótté]
Hypothetical conditional 呪えば のろ​えば
のろえ​ば
[nòróꜜèbà]
[nòróéꜜbà]

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

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

References

  1. “呪・詛”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. “呪”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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