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ToCminzoku shintôminkandenshôjôreishujufu

jufu (Written Spells) – 06 / 19 / 2014
jufu じゅふ 呪符
咒符
ju (spell, curse, charm, malediction)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)
jufu (amulet, charm)

ju (spell, curse, malediction)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)
jufu (amulet, charm)

❖ Usually written on paper and attached to something
engimono えんぎもの 縁起物
縁起もの
en (affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink)
gi | ki (rouse, wake up, get up)
mono (thing, object, matter)

❖ (talisman; lucky charm)
gofu ごふ 御封
御符
護符
gofû ごふう 御封
御符
護符
go (honorable)
fu (seal)

go (honorable)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)

go (protect, safeguard)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)

go (honorable)
fu (seal)

go (honorable)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)

go (protect, safeguard)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)

❖ Talisman, amulet, charm
❖ Usually written on paper
❖ Replaced yearly
ichiyôraifuku jufu いちようらいふく
じゅふ
一陽来復
呪符
ichi (first, one)
yô (sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime)
raifuku (return, coming back)
ju (spell, curse, charm, malediction)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)
jufu (amulet, charm)

❖ Charm for the return of spring; a long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune
❖ Attach to front door post, opposite the post that has jufu from last year
mamorifuda まもりふだ 守り札
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)
fuda (tag, placard)

❖ (paper charm or talisman)
❖ See omamori
mamoribukuro まもりぶくろ 守り袋
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)
bukuro | fukuro (sack, bag, pouch)

❖ (small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman)
mayoke まよけ 魔除け
魔よけ
ma (witch, demon, evil spirit)
yo.ke (exclude, remove, abolish, cancel, except)

ma (witch, demon, evil spirit)
yoke (exclude, remove, abolish, cancel, except)

❖ (charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet)
reifu れいふ 霊符
rei (soul, spirits)
fu (token, sign, mark, tally, charm)

❖ (charm; amulet; talisman )

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