noun
Refers to magical arts, spells, or ritual incantations, often with a traditional or occult nuance.
その村では古くから呪術が信じられている。
Magic has been believed in that village since ancient times.
彼は呪術を使って敵を倒そうとした。
He tried to defeat his enemy using sorcery.
Compound of 呪 (ju, 'curse, spell') and 術 (jutsu, 'technique, art'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used to refer to magical arts and incantations.