呪術|じゅじゅつjujutsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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Definitions
  1. nounmagic; sorcery; incantation
    呪術じゅじゅつは未開みかい社会しゃかいにおいては重要じゅうような役割やくわりをもつ。↗
    Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym魔術まじゅつNeutralNeutral: magic or sorcery, and also large-scale stage magic. Stresses the exercise of mysterious, wondrous power.
  • SynonymマジックCasualColloquial loanword for magic or magic tricks, also a felt-tip marker. 「呪術」 is the religious, anthropological term.
  • Synonym魔法まほうNeutralThe everyday word for magic, the most common of all; typical of fairy tales and fantasy.
  • Synonym呪法じゅほうWrittenWritten term for the method of chanting incantations; also sorcery itself. Emphasizes ritual technique and largely overlaps with 「呪術」.
  • Synonym妖術ようじゅつNeutralBlack magic or witchcraft: eerie, dubious arts with an occult, sinister tinge. 「呪術」 is sorcery in the general sense.
  • Related呪いのろいNeutralA curse or spell: the malevolent intent to harm. 「呪術」 is the technique of working such rites.
  • Related幻術げんじゅつNeutralArts that deceive or dazzle the eye; also conjuring tricks. Centers on creating illusions.
  • Related方術ほうじゅつWrittenWritten and little used: methods, means or techniques, and the mystic arts of Taoist hermits. Much broader in scope than 「呪術」.
  • Related神通力じんつうりきNeutralSupernatural or divine power, with a Buddhist coloring. Names the power itself rather than the rites that wield it.

「呪術」 is sorcery that works through spirits or mystical powers to bring results in the real world; the term leans anthropological and religious, as in 「呪術師」 and 「呪術廻戦」. For fairy-tale magic say 「魔法」, for the black arts 「妖術」, for a curse 「呪い」, and for a stage performance 「マジック」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 特定とくていの行為こういをすることによって、神霊しんれい(神仏しんぶつ)、悪魔あくま、または自然しぜんのうちに潜ひそむ神秘的しんぴてきな(不可思議ふかしぎな)力ちからなどの、人ひとにはない力ちからを有ゆうすると考かんがえられるものに働はたらきかけ、それらのものの力ちからを介かいして、現実世界げんじつせかいにおいて具体的ぐたいてきな結果けっかを得えようとして行おこなう、そのような行為こうい。宗教的しゅうきょうてきな大おおがかりな行為こういから、習俗しゅうぞく・俗信ぞくしんのうちに存在そんざいするような個人的こじんてきなちょっとした行為こうい(いわゆる「おまじない」)までが含ふくまれる。多おおくは自分じぶんや集団しゅうだんにとっての直接ちょくせつの利益りえきとなる結果けっかを期待きたいして行おこなうが、敵てき(個人こじんまたは集団しゅうだん)に対たいして害がいを与あたえることを期待きたいして行おこなうものもある。
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