呪詛

See also: 咒詛 and 呪诅

Chinese

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じゅ
Grade: S

Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

/ɕuso//d͡ʑuso/

From Middle Chinese compound 呪詛 (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]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

呪詛 (hiragana じゅそ, rōmaji juso)

  1. curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛する (transitive, hiragana じゅそする, rōmaji juso suru)

  1. to curse someone or something
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
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

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [d͡zɨᵝso̞]

Noun

呪詛 (hiragana ずそ, rōmaji zuso)

  1. (obsolete) curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛する (transitive, hiragana ずそする, rōmaji zuso suru)

  1. (obsolete) to curse someone or something
Conjugation

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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