まじなう · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | まじなう | まじなわない |
| Polite | まじないます | まじないません |
| Past polite | まじないました | まじないませんでした |
| Past | まじなった | まじなわなかった |
| Te-form | まじなって | まじなわないで |
| Desire | まじないたい | まじないたくない |
| Potential | まじなえる | まじなえない |
| Passive | まじなわれる | まじなわれない |
| Causative | まじなわせる | まじなわせない |
| Causative passive | まじなわせられるalso まじなわされる | まじなわせられないalso まじなわされない |
| Volitional | まじなおう | |
| Polite volitional | まじないましょう | |
| Imperative | まじなえ | まじなうな |
| Conditional | まじなえば | まじなわなければ |
| Tara conditional | まじなったら | まじなわなかったら |
pray to avoid disaster or illness
Used for protective prayers or rituals to ward off misfortune or sickness; often associated with folk practices.
People in the past prayed to avoid getting sick.
pray for harm to come upon someone; curse
To invoke harm or death on someone through prayer or ritual; stronger than simply wishing ill.
Rituals to curse a person one holds a grudge against still remain.
treat illness with prayer
Archaic usage; refers to healing through incantation or prayer rather than medicine.
Ancient documents describe methods of treating illness with prayer.
charm; spell; incantation
Usually written in kana; the kanji spelling 呪う is rare and may be confused with のろう (to curse).
Kanji spelling exists but is uncommon; easily misread as のろう.
The verb まじなう is the source of the derived noun まじない “spell, charm.” Its earlier origin is uncertain.