Japanese symbol for “incantation”
呪文
じゅもん
Romaji: jumon
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
In Japanese, incantation is 呪文, read じゅもん (jumon).
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
- n spell; charm; incantation; magic words
Written forms: 呪文、じゅ文、咒文. Readings: じゅもん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incantation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呪術 | じゅじゅつ jujutsu | magic; sorcery; incantation |
| 呪い | まじない majinai | charm; incantation; spell |
| 呪 | じゅ ju | charm; spell; incantation |
| 加持 | かじ kaji | prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing |
| 文 | もん mon | scripture; incantation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呪い | のろい noroi | curse; spell; malediction |
| 呪術 | じゅじゅつ jujutsu | magic; sorcery; incantation |
| 呪縛 | じゅばく jubaku | spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell |
| 呪う | のろう norou | to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incantation”.
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.