呪のろい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

curse; spell; malediction

A supernatural or ritualistic utterance or force intended to bring harm or misfortune. Can be used in fantasy, folklore, and metaphorical contexts.

〈人ひと〉に呪のろいをかけるto cast a curse on someone
魔ま女じょは王おう子じに呪のろいをかけた。
The witch cast a curse on the prince.
呪のろいを解とくto break/lift a curse
勇ゆう者しゃは古ふるい呪のろいを解といた。
The hero broke the ancient curse.
呪のろいにかかるto fall under a curse
彼かれはある呪のろいにかかってしまった。
He ended up falling under a certain curse.
呪のろいを受うけるto receive/be subjected to a curse
その一いち族ぞくは先せん祖ぞの呪のろいを受うけていると言いわれている。
It is said that that family has received a curse from their ancestors.

まじない
まじない refers to a charm or spell often used for good luck or protection, while 呪い is typically a harmful curse meant to bring misfortune.
呪じゅ文もん
呪文 focuses on the actual chanted words or incantation used to invoke magic, while 呪い refers to the harmful magical effect or curse itself.
たたり
祟り is the calamity or misfortune believed to be caused by an angered spirit or god, whereas 呪い is a curse deliberately cast by a person or ritual.
遅おそいN5
のろい is a more informal, often mildly derogatory word for slowness, while 遅い is the neutral everyday term.

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呪じゅ
呪い is the everyday word for a curse with a lasting harmful effect, while 呪 is a more formal, literary term covering both curses and spells.
鈍にぶいN3
のろい focuses purely on slow physical speed, while 鈍い can also describe dull senses, dim light, or a slow mind.
緩かん慢まん
のろい is a casual, often irritated way to call something slow, whereas 緩慢 is a neutral, objective, written-style term.

祝しゅく福ふくN1
祝福 is a blessing meant to bring good fortune, the direct opposite of 呪い, which is meant to bring misfortune.
加か護ご
呪い is a curse that brings misfortune, the opposite of 加護, which is divine protection that brings good fortune.
すばしっこいN1
のろい means slow and sluggish, the direct opposite of すばしっこい's quick, nimble movement.
手て早ばやい
のろい describes sluggish, dull movement, contrasting with 手早い's brisk efficiency.

呪のろうN1
呪う is the verb meaning 'to curse (someone)', while 呪い is the noun form meaning 'a curse'.
呪じゅ文もん
呪い (のろい) is a curse meant to harm someone, whereas 呪文 (じゅもん) is neutral and simply means the magic words themselves, which can be used for good or ill.

呪のろいUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
のろいUsage8%
咒のろいUsage1%
out-dated kanji form
Contains an outdated kanji; not used in modern writing.
詛のろい
Rare variant kanji form; not commonly used.

Derived from the verb 呪う (のろう, 'to curse'). The kanji 呪 is associated with incantations and curses.