護符

See also: 护符

Chinese

		protect	mark; sign; talisman mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
trad. (護符)		護	符
simp. (护符)		护	符

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hùfú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ fu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hùfú
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hùfú
  - Wade–Giles: hu⁴-fu²
  - Yale: hù-fú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhfwu
  - Palladius: хуфу (xufu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ fu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁶ fu⁴
  - Yale: wuh fùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ fu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ fu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²² fuː²¹/

Noun

護符

Synonyms

(amulet) 護身符／护身符 (hùshēnfú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	符
ご Grade: 5	ふ Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

護(ご)符(ふ) • (gofu)

charm, amulet, talisman

See also

神札(しんさつ) (shinsatsu): god tags
御札(おふだ) (ofuda) a "great note," a type of 護符(ごふ) (gofu); a talisman or amulet from a Shinto shrine.
お守(まも)り (omamori): amulets issued by a Shinto shrine.
破魔矢(はまや) (hamaya): a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil

References

“護符”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025