呪術

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呪	術
じゅ Grade: S	じゅつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅじゅつ [júꜜjùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) じゅじゅつ [jùjútsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨʑɨt͡sɨ]

Noun

呪(じゅ)術(じゅつ) • (jujutsu)

magic; spellcraft, sorcery; more specifically black magic

Synonyms

呪(じゅ)法(ほう) (juhō)
呪(じゅ)道(どう) (judō)
呪(じゅ)導(どう) (judō)
魔(ま)術(じゅつ) (majutsu): spellcraft; sorcery, witchcraft
奇(き)術(じゅつ) (kijutsu)
妖(よう)術(じゅつ) (yōjutsu): spellcraft; sorcery, witchcraft
邪(じゃ)術(じゅつ) (jajutsu): black magic
巫(ふ)術(じゅつ) (fujutsu)
霊(れい)術(じゅつ) (reijutsu)
幻(げん)術(じゅつ) (genjutsu)
仙(せん)術(じゅつ) (senjutsu)
聖(せい)術(じゅつ) (seijutsu)
陰(おん)陽(みょう)道(どう) (onmyōdō)

Derived terms

呪(じゅ)術(じゅつ)医(い) (jujutsui): a witch doctor

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN