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]

呪い (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 咒い, hiragana のろい, rōmaji noroi, historical hiragana のろひ)

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

• 呪詛 (じゅそ) (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]

呪い (hiragana まじない, rōmaji majinai, historical hiragana まじなひ)

1. incantation, magic spell
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.

• 魔法 (まほう) (mahō): magic