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呪詛

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See also: 咒詛 and 呪诅

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 咒詛 (“to curse; to swear at”).
(This term is a variant form of 咒詛).

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
じゅ
Grade: S

Hyōgai
on'yomi

/ɕuso//d͡ʑuso/

From Middle Chinese compound 呪詛 / 呪诅 (tsyuwH? tsuX?, literally curse + curse, pledge). Compare modern Mandarin 咒詛咒诅 (zhòuzǔ).

The reading of the first character shifted from the regular goon reading of shu to the kan'yōon reading of ju.[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じゅ)() (juso

  1. curse, malediction
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Verb

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(じゅ)()する (juso surutransitive suru (stem (じゅ)() (juso shi), past (じゅ)()した (juso shita))

  1. to curse someone or something
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
Grade: S Hyōgai
irregular

The 直音表記 (chokuon hyōki, literally straight-sound spelling) of juso above. Most common from the Heian through the Muromachi periods.[1]

It is unclear if the pronunciation itself also shifted, or just the spelling.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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呪詛(ずそ) (zuso

  1. (obsolete) curse, malediction
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Verb

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呪詛(ずそ)する (zuso surutransitive suru (stem 呪詛(ずそ) (zuso shi), past 呪詛(ずそ)した (zuso shita))

  1. (obsolete) to curse someone or something
Conjugation
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN