Refers to magical arts, spells, or ritual incantations, often with a traditional or occult nuance.
Magic has been believed in that village since ancient times.
He tried to defeat his enemy using sorcery.
It is said that the village sorcerer cast a spell on his enemy.
That tribe uses sorcery to cure illness.
Even today, some people in certain regions still rely on sorcery.
魔術 tends to suggest Western-style occult magic or stage magic, whereas 呪術 carries a more traditional, ritualistic or Eastern sorcery nuance.
呪文 refers specifically to the spoken words or chant of a spell, while 呪術 refers to the whole magical practice or technique.
呪術 (じゅじゅつ, sorcery) and 手術 (しゅじゅつ, surgery) sound alike but are completely unrelated in meaning.
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.