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Kanji for Curse
The kanji for “curse” is 呪, read ju and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
呪
curse
A curse; power drawn from grudges and forbidden rites.
8 strokes On reading ジュ、シュ、シュウ (ju, shu, shuu) Kun reading まじなう、のろい、まじない (majinau, noroi, majinai)
Dictionary meanings: spell, curse, charm, malediction
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ju
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