This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ジュ、シュ、シュウ、ズ、まじな.う、のろ.い、まじな.い、のろ.う
Romaji: ju, shu, shū, zu, majina.u, noro.i, majina.i, noro.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

spell, curse, charm, malediction

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2131
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zhou4
Unicode:  546a
JIS:  3C76

Indexes

Nelson Index: 912
New Nelson Index: 764
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d5.11
Four Corner Index: 6601.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3443
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0953
Remembering the kanji Index: 2169
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 245
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 108
Kodansha Kanji Index: 323

Words

(じゅ)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
呪い (まじない)
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
呪文 (じゅもん)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
呪術 (じゅじゅつ)
magic; sorcery; incantation
呪縛 (じゅばく)
curse; spell
呪り (かしり)
spell; curse
呪い (のろい)
curse; spell; malediction
呪う (のろう)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
呪う (まじなう)
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray; to pray for the death or misfortune of another; to curse; to treat illness with prayer
呪詛 (じゅそ、ずそ)
curse; malediction; hex
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