九字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	字
く Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くじ [kúꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ʑi]

Noun

九(く)字(じ) • (kuji) ^{←くじ (kuzi)^?}

"the 9 characters," a talismanic phrase of protection: 臨兵闘者皆陣列在前 (or its variants)

Synonyms

九字護身法(くじごしんぼう) (kuji goshin-bō)
九字(くじ)の印(いん) (kuji no in)

Derived terms

九字(くじ)を切(き)る (kuji o kiru, “to utilize the 九字 talismanic phrase”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN