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How to say "cursed" in Japanese

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  • 罰当たりばちあたり
    na-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers the 'damned, accursed' sense: an emotional imprecation against someone seen as deserving divine punishment. It condemns a person or act rather than describing something under a curse, and is not a common choice.
  • 度どJLPT N3approx.
    prefixSeldom the word you want for 'cursed': it is really a counter, and despite its 'damn; stupid; cursed' glosses it offers no reliable way to express that sense.

Neither word is a common way to say 'cursed': 「罰当たり」 fits the 'damned, accursed' imprecation sense, while 度 is really a counter and is seldom usable for 'cursed'.

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