Japanese

Noun

呪符 ‎(hiragana じゅふ, romaji jufu)

1. an amulet or charm to ward off illness or other misfortune
2. a magic charm

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References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan