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Japanese symbol for “conjure”

Romaji: majinau
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness

In Japanese, conjure is , read (majinau).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5u to pray that one avoids disaster or illness
  2. v5u to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse
  3. v5u to charm; to conjure; to cast a spell (on someone)
  4. v5u to treat illness (with a prayer)

Kanji and stroke order

spell, curse, charm
on: ジュ、シュ、シュウ、ズ
kun: まじな.う、のろ.い、まじな.い、のろ.う
8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅもん jumonspell; charm; incantation
のろい noroicurse; spell; malediction
じゅじゅつ jujutsumagic; sorcery; incantation
じゅばく jubakuspell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

See also: Chinese symbol for “conjure”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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