呪い

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呪う (norou, “to curse someone or something”).[1]

• 詛い, (rare) 咒い

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) のろい [nòróí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
• (Tokyo) のろ​い [nòróꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
• (Tokyo) のろい​ [nòróíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [no̞ɾo̞i]

呪(のろ)い • (noroi) ^{←のろひ (norofi)?}

1. (fantasy, occult) a curse (supernatural detriment)
2. a spell (evil magic)

• 呪(じゅ)詛(そ) (juso)

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呪う (majinau, “to use a charm, to use magic”).[1]

• まじない, (rare) 咒い

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) まじない [màjínáí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
• (Tokyo) まじな​い [màjínáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ʑina̠i]

呪(まじな)い • (majinai) ^{←まじなひ (mazinafi)?}

1. (fantasy, occult) incantation, magic spell
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     呪(まじな)いで病(びょう)気(き)を治(なお)す

     Majinai de byōki o naosu

     Use spells to cure illness

2. deception, manipulation of someone

• The kanji spelling 呪い is more commonly read as noroi (“curse”) in modern Japanese. Consequently, the majinai reading is more commonly spelled in kana.
• But when with the honorific prefix お, お呪い is always read as おまじない

• 御(お)呪(まじな)い (o-majinai): good luck charm

• 魔(ま)法(ほう) (mahō): magic