表層形
呪おふ
トコオー
動詞
呪おふ (トコオー)
Tokoou · とこおー — to curse, to put a curse on, to detest intensely; to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone, to curse
Other ways to say “to curse” in Japanese →
呪おふ in rōmaji: tokoou, also spelled tokou.
動詞
一般
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📝 呪う 🔤 文語四段-ハ行 📐 意志推量形
Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
呪おふ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
呪う
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| 読み (Reading) |
トコオー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
文語四段-ハ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
意志推量形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
呪おふ
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| 読み・基本形 |
トコー
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| 表記・基本形 |
呪う
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| 見出し語の読み |
トコウ
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💡 English Meaning
呪おふ means “to curse, to put a curse on, to detest intensely; to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone, to curse” — full definition & examples →
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動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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