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おまじない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おまじない

お呪い
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #13686
1

Honorific

charm; incantation; spell; curse

Examples
おまじないって言うのはね、女の子が好きな人と結ばれるように願をかけたりすることだよ。
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

Kanji in this Word

8 strokes
Frequency: 2131
Grade 8

Meanings

spell
curse
charm
malediction

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュ
シュ
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まじな.う
のろ.い
まじな.い
のろ.う
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

honorable
manipulate
govern

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
8 strokes

Meanings

spell
curse
malediction

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュ
シュ
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まじな.う
のろ.い
まじない
のろ.う
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