九字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	字
く Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くじ [kúꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ʑi]

Noun

九(く)字(じ) • (kuji) ^{←くじ (kuzi)?}

1. "the 9 characters," a talismanic phrase of protection: 臨兵闘者皆陣列在前 (or its variants)

Synonyms

• 九字護身法(くじごしんぼう) (kuji goshin-bō)
• 九字(くじ)の印(いん) (kuji no in)

Derived terms

• 九字(くじ)を切(き)る (kuji o kiru, “to utilize the 九字 talismanic phrase”)