呪縛（じゅばく）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: curse / spell / binding
Example sentences
- 過去の呪縛から解き放たれる。 — He was freed from the grip of the past.
- 常識の呪縛を断ち切る。 — She broke free from the shackles of conventional wisdom.
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