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呪詛

呪詛

See also: 咒詛 and 呪诅

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 呪詛 – see 咒詛.
(This term, 呪詛, is a variant form of 咒詛.)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
呪 詛
じゅ
Grade: S 		そ
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

/ɕuso/ → /d͡ʑuso/

From Middle Chinese compound 呪詛 ‎(tsyuwH? tsuX?, literally “curse + curse, pledge”). Compare modern Mandarin 咒詛／咒诅 (zhòuzǔ).

The reading of the first character shifted from the regular goon reading of shu to the kan'yōon reading of ju.[1]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

呪詛 ‎(hiragana じゅそ, romaji juso)

  1. curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛する ‎(transitive, hiragana じゅそする, romaji juso suru)

  1. to curse someone or something
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
呪 詛
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
Irregular

The 直音表記 ‎(chokuon hyōki, literally “straight-sound spelling”) of juso above. Most common from the Heian through the Muromachi periods.[1]

It is unclear if the pronunciation itself also shifted, or just the spelling.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • IPA(key): [zɯᵝso̞]

Noun

呪詛 ‎(hiragana ずそ, romaji zuso)

  1. (obsolete) curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛する ‎(transitive, hiragana ずそする, romaji zuso suru)

  1. (obsolete) to curse someone or something
Conjugation

References

  1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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