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呪物 (じゅぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

呪じゅ物ぶつ

じゅ

ぶ

つ

Meanings

1

noun

fetish; magical object

An object believed to possess supernatural powers or used in magical practices. Often appears in anthropological or occult contexts.

その部ぶ族ぞくは雨あめを降ふらせる呪じゅ物ぶつを崇すう拝はいしていた。
The tribe worshipped a fetish believed to bring rain.
博はく物ぶつ館かんには世せ界かい各かく地ちの呪じゅ物ぶつが展てん示じされている。
Fetishes from around the world are displayed in the museum.

Kanji

呪spell, curse, charm
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

お守まもり
お守り is a common protective charm or amulet, while 呪物 is a more academic term for an object with supernatural power, often in a ritual context.
護ご符ふ
護符 is a talisman or protective charm, often paper or inscribed, whereas 呪物 can be any object used in magic.

Etymology

Compound of 呪 (ju, 'curse, spell') and 物 (butsu, 'thing, object'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern Japanese for ritual or magical objects.