Vocab Info

N1 Noun

お呪(まじな)いgood luck charm, uttered when using magic, abracadabra, presto

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        good luck charm

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    お呪い 【おまじない】

    Details

      • お

      • ま

      • じ

      • な

      • い

    • Anime Top 54,100

    Examples

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    • 魔女(まじょ)がお呪(まじな)いをかけました。

      The witch cast a good luck charm.

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    • 金運(きんうん)アップのお呪(まじな)い、あなたも試(ため)してみない？

      Would you like to try a good-luck charm to improve your financial luck too?

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    • 昔(むかし)の人(ひと)は、お呪(まじな)いの力(ちから)で病気(びょうき)を遠(とお)ざけようとしていたそうです。

      It seems that people in the past tried to keep illness away with the power of charms.

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    • 大(だい)の大人(おとな)ともあろう人(ひと)が人前(ひとまえ)でも緊張(きんちょう)しないお呪(まじな)いを信(しん)じるなんて…。

      To think that a full-grown adult would believe in a charm that supposedly prevents them from getting nervous in public...

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    • お祓(はら)いが効(き)いたのを機(き)に、霊力(れいりょく)を借(か)りて災(わざわ)いを取(と)り除(のぞ)くお呪(まじな)いにハマりました。

      After experiencing the benefits of the purification ritual, I became obsessed with charms that borrow spiritual power to remove misfortune.

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