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ć‘Ș
ć‘Ș
8 strokes
Frequency: 2131
Grade 8

Meanings

spell
curse
charm
malediction

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚žăƒ„
ă‚·ăƒ„
ă‚·ăƒ„ă‚Š
ă‚ș
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ăŸă˜ăȘ.う
ぼろ.い
ăŸă˜ăȘ.い
ぼろ.う

Common Words

è©›ă„
ぼろい
撒い
Noun
Freq #3165
1

curse; spell; malediction

Examples
ăźă‚ă„ăŻăźă‚ă„äž»ă«èż”ă‚‹ă€‚
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
è©›ă†
ぼろう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #3957
1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

Examples
慹äșș類ぼçœȘăźăŸă‚ă«äżș達はć‘Șわれる。
For all man's sins damned we shall be.
じゅもん
Noun
Freq #4423
1

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

Examples
「ăȘă‚“ăŠèš€ăŁăŠă‚‹ăźïŒŸă€ă€Œç„è©žă‚‚çŸ„ă‚‰ăȘă„ăźă‹ïŒŸă€ă€Œç„è©žïŒŸă€ă€Œç„žé“ăźć‘Șæ–‡ăźă‚ˆă†ăȘもん」
"What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."
撒
じゅ
Noun
Freq #8629
1

spell; curse

2

Buddhism

dharani; mantra

ć‘Ș撀
じゅそ
ć’’è©›
ずそ (ć‘Ș詛)
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #11838
1

curse; malediction; hex

じゅばく
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #13306
1

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

おć‘Șい
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #13686
1

Honorific

charm; incantation; spell; curse

Examples
ăŠăŸă˜ăȘă„ăŁăŠèš€ă†ăźăŻă­ă€ć„łăźć­ăŒć„œăăȘäșșăšç”ă°ă‚Œă‚‹ă‚ˆă†ă«éĄ˜ă‚’ă‹ă‘ăŸă‚Šă™ă‚‹ă“ăšă ă‚ˆă€‚
What you call a 'charm', you know, is what girls wish upon that they may get together with the person they love and such like.
2

Computing

code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code

ă˜ă‚…ă˜ă‚…ă€
Noun
Freq #15678
1

magic; sorcery; incantation

Examples
ć‘ȘèĄ“ăŻæœȘé–‹ç€ŸäŒšă«ăŠă„ăŠăŻé‡èŠăȘćœčć‰Čをも぀。
Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
ć‘Șい
撒い
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #25411
1

charm; incantation; spell; curse

ă˜ă‚…ă˜ă‚…ă€ă—
Noun
Freq #31121
1

witch doctor; shaman

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