godan verb (-u)
pray to avoid disaster or illness
Used for protective prayers or rituals to ward off misfortune or sickness; often associated with folk practices.
昔の人は、病気にならないようにまじなった。
People in the past prayed to avoid getting sick.
godan verb (-u)
To invoke harm or death on someone through prayer or ritual; stronger than simply wishing ill.
恨みのある相手をまじなう儀式が残っている。
Rituals to curse a person one holds a grudge against still remain.
godan verb (-u)
charm; conjure; cast a spell
To use magical words or actions to influence someone or something; related to the noun まじない (spell, charm).
See also: まじない
彼女は恋のまじないをまじなった。
She cast a love spell.
godan verb (-u)
treat illness with prayer
Archaic usage; refers to healing through incantation or prayer rather than medicine.
古文書には、病をまじなう方法が記されている。
Ancient documents describe methods of treating illness with prayer.