呪う

のろう· also まじなう

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely; to pray that one avoids disaster or illness

Common word Also written 詛う

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-u), Transitive

    to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
  2. Godan verb (-u)

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

Forms

PlainPolite
Present呪うのろう呪いますのろいます
Negative呪わないのろわない呪いませんのろいません
Past呪ったのろった呪いましたのろいました
Past negative呪わなかったのろわなかった呪いませんでしたのろいませんでした
Te-form呪ってのろって
Potential呪えるのろえる
Passive呪われるのろわれる
Causative呪わせるのろわせる
Volitional呪おうのろおう
Imperative呪えのろえ
Conditional (ば)呪えばのろえば
Conditional (たら)呪ったらのろったら

Example sentences