呪い・詛い・咒い|のろいnoroi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncurse; spell; malediction
   のろいはのろい主ぬしに返かえる。↗

   Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

• Synonym呪詛じゅそWrittenWritten/formal prose word for cursing—praying to the gods for misfortune on someone you hate, as in 「呪詛の言葉」. 「呪い」 is the everyday term.
• Synonym詛呪そじゅWrittenRare written/formal word for a curse; in everyday speech say 「呪い」.
• RelatedジンクスCasualColloquial loanword for a superstition about good or bad luck, as in 「ジンクスを破る」; 「呪い」 is a curse meant to harm.
• Related呪文じゅもんNeutralThe chanted spell or magic words themselves; 「呪い」 is the curse itself rather than the words recited.
• Related呪術じゅじゅつNeutralSorcery—the art of working through mysterious powers; 「呪い」 refers specifically to a curse meant to harm someone.
• Related呪言じゅごんWrittenWritten/formal term for the words used in a curse; 「呪い」 is the act of cursing itself or its effect.
• Related呪じゅWrittenWritten/formal word for a spell or incantation, also Buddhist mantras and dharani; 「呪い」 leans toward a malicious curse.
• Related呪りかしりWrittenArchaic written/formal word for harming someone through supernatural power; modern Japanese says 「呪い」.
• Related呪法じゅほうWrittenWritten/formal term for incantation rituals and methods of magic; 「呪い」 is the act of cursing or its effect.
• Related妖術ようじゅつWrittenWritten/formal word for witchcraft or black magic; 「呪い」 is a curse.
• Antonym祝福しゅくふくNeutralA blessing or wish for happiness—the opposite of a harmful 「呪い」.
• Antonym加護かごWrittenWritten/formal word for divine protection from the gods or Buddha, the opposite of the harm a 「呪い」 brings.

For a curse that brings misfortune, use 「呪い」, as in 「呪いをかける」. In written prose, cursing is 「呪詛」; a chanted spell is 「呪文」; sorcery is 「呪術」; a luck superstition is 「ジンクス」. The opposite is 「祝福」.

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1. （「のろう」の連用形れんようけい名詞めいし化か）呪のろうこと。