Word Meaning 九字

くじ kuji

九字 is read as くじ (kuji) and means nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism).

Meaning

English

nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

Reading

Kana

くじ

Romaji

kuji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 99412 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

九重

ここのえ

ninefold

九分

くぶ

nine parts

九死

きゅうし

narrowly averting death

九地

きゅうち

very low land

九分通り

くぶどおり

(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.)

九死一生

きゅうしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaw of death

九死に一生

きゅうしにいっしょう

narrow escape from death

九工大

きゅうこうだい

Kyushu Institute of Technology (abbr)

九品

くほん

Amitabha's Pure Land

九電工

きゅうでんこう

Kyudenko Corporation

九族

きゅうぞく

the nine nearest generations of relatives

九重の天

きゅうちょうのてん

highest heavens