呪詛

See also: 咒詛 and 呪诅

Chinese

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
呪 詛
じゅ
Grade: S
そ
Hyōgaiji
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

Pronunciation

Noun

呪(じゅ)詛(そ) • (juso) 

  1. curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪(じゅ)詛(そ)する • (juso suru) transitive suru (stem 呪(じゅ)詛(そ)し (juso shi), past 呪(じゅ)詛(そ)した (juso shita))

  1. to curse someone or something
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
呪 詛
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

  • IPA(key): [d͡zɨᵝso̞]

Noun

呪詛(ずそ) • (zuso) 

  1. (obsolete) curse, malediction
Synonyms

Verb

呪詛(ずそ)する • (zuso suru) transitive suru (stem 呪詛(ずそ)し (zuso shi), past 呪詛(ずそ)した (zuso shita))

  1. (obsolete) to curse someone or something
Conjugation

References

  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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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