呪 = 兄 + 口

呪 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “curse”. It is built from 兄 (elder brother) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 108.

Keyword: curse
RTK frame: 108
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ジュ, シュ, シュウ, ズ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): まじな.う, のろ.い, まじな.い, のろ.う
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: spell, проклятие
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 呪 curse

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 呪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “elder brother” + “mouth”. 呪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 呪 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.