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祟る (たたる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

祟たたる

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

curse; haunt; torment

Used for supernatural curses, vengeful spirits, or divine punishment that brings misfortune or illness. Often appears in the passive form 祟られる.

古ふるい神じん社じゃを壊こわしたら、祟たたられた。
When they destroyed the old shrine, they were cursed.

この

土と

地ち

は

昔むかし

、

戦いくさ

で

死し

ん

だ

武ぶ

士し

の

霊れい

が

祟たた

る

と

言い

わ

れ

て

いる

。

It is said that the spirits of warriors who died in battle long ago haunt this land.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

cause a bad result; bring about a negative outcome

Figurative extension: past actions or decisions come back to cause trouble, like a curse. Often used with ～が祟って or ～が祟りとなって.

無む理りなダイエットが祟たたって、体たい調ちょうを崩くずした。
The crash diet backfired and made me ill.
若わかい頃ころの不ふ摂せっ生せいが祟たたって、今いまは病びょう気きがちだ。
The unhealthy lifestyle of my youth has come back to haunt me, and now I'm often sick.

Written forms

祟たたるUsage48%
Standard kanji spelling. The kanji 祟 is not a Jōyō kanji, but it is the established form for this word.
たたるUsage52%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not well known.

Kanji

祟curse, haunt

Similar words

呪のろう
呪う is a transitive verb meaning to actively curse someone or wish them harm, while 祟る is intransitive and describes the curse or misfortune itself taking effect, often from a supernatural source or past action.
災わざわいする
災いする is a more formal or literary intransitive verb meaning to cause disaster or harm, similar to the figurative sense of 祟る, but without the supernatural nuance.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 祟り (たたり, curse), which is the nominalized form of the verb. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has long been associated with Shinto and folk beliefs about vengeful spirits.