Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 1 (Japanese Words & Phrases)

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Page 1 – Cover

呪術廻戦 – Upper Part

呪術廻戦じゅじゅつかいせん呪術 + 廻戦
Jujutsu Kaisen
Sorcery Fight
Magic Round Battle
Sorcery Round Fight
(name of manga)
Jujutsu Kaisen
呪術
じゅじゅつ
magic
sorcery, …
jujutsu
(回)
かい
counter for occurrences
inning, round, game
a time, an instance
episode, chapter, …

(meaning of kanji:)
round, game, revolve, …
kai
かいせん
event with …rounds
event with … innings, …
kaisen
かいせん
outbreak of war
starting a war
kaisen

せん
war
battle, fight, …
sen
両面宿儺りょうめん すくなSukuna Ryoumen
(name of chapter)
Ryoumen Sukuna
両面
りょうめん
two sides
both sides
double-sided
ryoumen
Cover – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Volume 1

芥見下々 – Lower Part

芥見下々あくたみ げけGege Akutami
(name of manga artist)
Akutami Gege
Cover – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Volume 1

Page 2 – Book Disclaimer

この作品は – Sentence 1

この作品このさくひんこの + 作品
this work
kono sakuhin
この
此の
this…kono
作品
さくひん
work (manga, book, film, …)
performance, production, …
sakuhin
particle は
subject: この作品
as for this work…
(marks the sentence topic)
ha (wa)
フィクションふぃくしょんfictionfikushon
ですJapanese copula です
this work = fiction
(adds politeness and formality)
desu
Book Disclaimer – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Vol. 1

現在の人物 – Sentence 2

現在のげんざい の現在 + の
current…
present…
genzai no
現在
げんざい
current
now, present, …
genzai
particle の
current people
current organization(s)
current event(s)
(links two or more nouns)
no
人物じんぶつperson
people
figure(s), …
jinbutsu
団体だんたいorganization(s)
association(s)
dantai
事件じけんplot(s)
event(s)
incident(s), …
jiken
などparticle など
et cetera
and so forth, …
(indicates an incomplete list)
nado
にはに + は
as for…
regarding…
(double particle には)
ni ha (wa)
particle は
as for the relation to current…
(marks topic of sentence)
ha (wa)
particle に
(unrelated) to
(not related) to
(marks target of action)
ni
いっさい一切with negative verb:
not at all
absolutely not
without exception

with positive verb:
all
entirely
everything
issai
関係ありませんかんけい ありません関係 + ありません
unrelated
not related
(polite form of 関係ない)
kankei arimasen
ありませんある + 〜ます + せん
is not, are not, has no
(polite negative tense of ある)
arimasen
ある
有る
to be (inanimate)
to have, to happen, …
aru
(Grammar)ある (plain)
ない (plain negative)
あります (polite)
ありません (polite negative)
aru
nai
arimasu
arimasen
関係ない
かんけいない
unrelated
irrelevant
unconcerned
unconnected
has no relation
kankei nai
関係
かんけい
relation
connection
relationship, …
kankei
Book Disclaimer – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Vol. 1

デジタル配信 – Sentence 3

デジタル配信でじたる はいしんデジタル + 配信
digital distribution
dejitaru haishin
デジタル
でじたる
digitaldejitaru
配信
はいしん
distribution, broadcast, …haishin
用にように用 + に
used for digital distribution
made for digital distribution
for the use of digital distribution
you ni
particle に
(used) for…
for (the use of…)
(marks target of action)
ni

よう
as a suffix:
for the use of…
used for…
made for…

noun:
business, task
use, purpose
you
再編集さいへんしゅう再 + 編集
re-edit
re-editing
re-compilation
sai-henshuu

さい
re-
again, …
sai
編集
へんしゅう
editing
compilation
henshuu
particle を
perform → re-edit
carry out → re-edit
(marks direct object of verb)
wo (o)
行っていますおこなっています行う + 〜ている + 〜ます
has been performed
(polite form of 行なっている)
okonatteimasu
行なっている
おこなっている
is performing
has been performed
is carrying out
has been done
okonatteiru
行う
おこなう
to perform, to do
to carry out, …
okonau
Book Disclaimer – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Vol. 1

Page 3 – Inner Cover

(same as page 1)

Page 4 – Table of Content

第1話 両面宿儺 – Chapter 1 Ryoumen Sukuna

第1話だい いち わ第 + 一 + 話
Chapter 1
Chapter No. 1
dai ichi wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

いち
one
first, foremost, …
ichi

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
両面宿儺りょうめん すくなRyoumen Sukuna
(name of chapter)
Ryoumen Sukuna
両面
りょうめん
two sides
both sides
double-sided
ryoumen
fivego
Table of Contents – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 1

第2話 秘匿死刑 – Chapter 2 Secret Execution

第2話だい に わ第 + 二 + 話
Chapter 2
Chapter No. 2
dai ni wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

twoni

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
秘匿死刑ひとく しけい秘匿 + 死刑
Secret Execution
(name of chapter)
Hitoku Shikei
秘匿
ひとく
hiding
concealment
hitoku
死刑
しけい
death penaltyshikei
61ろく じゅう いちsixty-oneroku juu ichi
六十
ろく じゅう
60
sixty
roku juu

ろく
6
six
roku

じゅう
10
ten
juu

いち
1
one
ichi
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第3話 自分のために – Chapter 3 For Myself

第3話だい さん わ第 + 三 + 話
Chapter 3
Chapter No. 3
dai san wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

さん
threesan

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
自分のためにじぶん の ため に自分 + の + ために
For Myself
(name of chapter)
Jibun No Tame Ni
自分
じぶん
myself
oneself, …
jibun
particle の
myself
my own’s sake
sake of myself
(indicates possession/link: A’s B, B of A)
no
ために
為に
for the sake of
to one’s advantage
in favor of, in behalf of, …
tame ni
87はち じゅう ななeighty-sevenhachi juu nana
八十
はち じゅう
80
eighty
hachi juu

はち
8
eight
hachi

じゅう
10
ten
juu

なな
7
seven
nana
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第4話 鉄骨娘 – Chapter 4 Steel Beam Girl

第4話だい よん わ第 + 四 + 話
Chapter 4
Chapter No. 4
dai yon wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

よん
fouryon

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
鉄骨娘てっこつ むすめSteel Beam Girl
(name of chapter)
tekkotsu musume
鉄骨
てっこつ
steel frame
steel beam
steel girder
tekkotsu

むすめ
girl
daughter
musume
111ひゃく じゅう いちone hundred elevenhyaku juu ichi
百十
ひゃく じゅう
110
one hundred ten
hyaku juu

ひゃく
100
one hundred
hyaku

じゅう
10
ten
juu

いち
1
one
ichi
Table of Contents – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 1

第5話 始まり- Chapter 5 Beginning

第5話だい ご わ第 + 五 + 話
Chapter 5
Chapter No. 5
dai go wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

fivego

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
始まりはじまりBeginning
(name of chapter)
hajimari
始まり
はじまり
origin
beginning
hajimari
131ひゃく さん じゅう いちone hundred thirty-onehyaku san juu ichi
百三十
ひゃく さん じゅう
130
one hundred thirty
hyaku san juu

ひゃく
100
one hundred
hyaku
三十
さん じゅう
3
thirty
san juu

さん
3
three
san

じゅう
10
ten
juu

いち
1
one
ichi
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第6話 呪胎戴天 – Chapter 6 Fearsome Womb

第6話だい ろく わ第 + 六 + 話
Chapter 6
Chapter No. 6
dai roku wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

ろく
sixroku

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
呪胎戴天じゅたい たいてんFearsome Womb
(name of chapter)
jutai taiten
呪胎
じゅたい
Cursed Womb
(common word in Jujutsu Kaisen)
jutai
actually:
受胎
じゅたい
conception
fertilization
fertilisation
jutai
戴天
たいてん
one’s earthly existence
living under heaven
taiten
151ひゃく ご じゅう いちone hundred fifty-onehyaku go juu ichi
百五十
ひゃく ご じゅう
150
one hundred fifty
hyaku go juu

ひゃく
100
one hundred
hyaku
五十
ご じゅう
50
fifty
go juu

5
five
go

じゅう
10
ten
juu

いち
1
one
ichi
Table of Contents – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 1

第7話 呪胎戴天 -弐- – Chapter 7 Fearsome Womb -2-

第7話だい なな わ第 + 七 + 話
Chapter 7
Chapter No. 7
dai nana wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbersdai

なな
sevennana

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
呪胎戴天 -弐-じゅたい たいてんFearsome Womb -2-
(name of chapter)
jutai taiten
呪胎
じゅたい
Cursed Womb
(common word in Jujutsu Kaisen)
jutai
actually:
受胎
じゅたい
conception
fertilization
fertilisation
jutai
戴天
たいてん
one’s earthly existence
living under heaven
taiten

twoni
171ひゃく なな じゅう いちone hundred seventy-onehyaku nana juu ichi
百七十
ひゃく なな じゅう
170
one hundred seventy
hyaku nana juu

ひゃく
100
one hundred
hyaku
七十
なな じゅう
70
seventy
nana juu

なな
7
seven
nana

じゅう
10
ten
juu

いちい
1
one
ichi
Table of Contents – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 1

Page 5 – Megumi & Gojo Cursed Object Retrieval

Panel 1

百葉箱 – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
百葉箱ひゃくようばこStevenson screen
(shelter for meteorological instruments)
hyakuyoubako
Kanji:
ひゃく
one hundred



leaf


はこ
box
Page 5 – Megumi Fushiguro Japanese Words & English Translations
そんな所に – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
そんな所そんな ところそんな + 所
that kind of place
such a place
sonna tokoro
そんなthat kind of, that sort of, such, …sonna

ところ
place, spot, …tokoro
particle に
in such a place
(marks target place of verb)
ni
特級呪物とっきゅう じゅぶつspecial-grade cursed object(s)
(common word in Jujutsu Kaisen)
tokkyuu jubutsu
特級
とっきゅう
special grade, high grade, …tokkyuu
呪物
じゅぶつ
cursed object
actual Japanese meaning: fetish
(common word in Jujutsu Kaisen)
jubutsu
保管するほかん する保管 + する
to store, to keep in custody, …
(noun-based suru verb)
hokan suru
するto dosuru
保管
ほかん
charge, custody, safekeeping
deposit, storage, …
hokan
とかsomething like, or something like
or something, or whatever, …
(doing things like storing…)
to ka
馬鹿過ぎるばか すぎる馬鹿 + すぎる
too foolish, too stupid, …
baka sugiru
過ぎる
すぎる
to be too much, to be excessive, …sugiru
馬鹿
ばか
idiot, fool, stupid, foolish, …baka
でしょうright, isn’t it, don’t you thinkdeshou
Page 5 – Megumi Fushiguro Japanese Words & English Translations
アハハ – Satoru Gojo (五条悟)
アハハあははA-HA-HA
(laughing loudly)
ahaha
Page 5 – Satoru Gojo Japanese Words & English Translations
でもおかげで – Satoru Gojo (五条悟)
でもbut, howeverdemo
おかげでお陰でthanks to (that)
because of (that)
thanks to…, owing to…
okage de
回収かいしゅうretrieval, collection, recovery, …kaishuu
particle も
retrieval too = easy
also retrieval = easy
(marks an inclusive topic)
mo
らくeasy, simple, without trouble
ease, comfort, relief, …
raku
でしょright, isn’t it, don’t you agreedesho
Page 5 – Satoru Gojo Japanese Words & English Translations
第1話両面宿儺 – Chapter 1 Ryoumen Sukuna
第1話だいいちわChapter 1
Chapter No. 1
dai ichi wa

だい
prefix for ordinal numbers
dai

いち
one
first, foremost, …
ichi

counter for episodes
counter for stories, chapters, …
wa
両面宿儺りょうめん すくなRyoumen Sukuna
(name of chapter)
Ryoumen Sukuna
両面
りょうめん
two sides
both sides
double-sided
ryoumen
Page 5 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations

Panel 2

記録2018年6月 – Record from June 2018
記録きろくrecord
minutes, document, …
kiroku
2018年にせん じゅう はち ねんyear 2018nisen juu hachi nen

ねん
year
years
counter for years
nen
6月ろくがつJuneroku-gatsu

つき
げつ
moon
month
tsuki
getsu
Page 5 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations
宮城県仙台市 – Sendai City in Miyagi Prefectue
宮城県みやぎけんMiyagi PrefectureMiyagi-ken

けん
prefectureken
仙台市せんだいしSendai CitySendai-shi

cityshi
杉沢第三高校すぎさわ だいさん こうこうSugisawa High School 3Sugisawa Daisan Koukou
杉沢
すぎさわ
Sugisawa
(name of high school)
Sugisawa
第三
だいさん
the thirddai san
高校
こうこう
senior high school
high school
koukou
Page 5 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations

Panel 3

ないですよ – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
ないですない + です
It’s not (there)!
It’s not (here)!
nai desu
ない
無い
nonexistent
not being (there)
(negative form of verb ある)
nai
ですJapanese copula です
it (cursed object) = nonexistent
(adds politeness and formality)
desu
sentence-ending particle よ
works like exclamation mark “!”
(adds emphasis and masculinity)
yo
Page 5 – Megumi Fushiguro Japanese Words & English Translations
え? – Satoru Gojo (五条悟)
え?Eh?
What?
Oh?
E?
Page 5 – Satoru Gojo Japanese Words & English Translations
百葉箱空っぽ – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
百葉箱ひゃくようばこStevenson screen
(shelter for meteorological instruments)
hyakuyoubako
空っぽからっぽempty
vacant, hollow
karappo
ですJapanese copula です
Stevenson screen = empty
(adds politeness and formality)
desu
Page 5 – Megumi Fushiguro Japanese Words & English Translations

Panel 4

マジで? – Satoru Gojo (五条悟)
マジで?まじ でSeriously?
Are you serious?
maji de
particle de
(marks the context of an action)
de
マジ
まじ
serious
not joking
straight
maji
ウケるねうけるねThat’s hilarious…
That’s funny…
How funny!
ukeru ne
ウケるto find funny
to find humorous
to be amuzed (by)
ukeru
sentence-ending particle ね
…right?
…don’t you think?
(sounds softer and less direct)
ne
わらいlolwarai
Page 5 – Satoru Gojo Japanese Words & English Translations
ぶん殴ります – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
ぶん殴りますぶんなぐりますぶん殴る + 〜ます
(I) will punch (you)
(I) gonna punch (you)
(I) going to punch (you)
(polite form of ぶん殴る)
bun-nagurimasu
ぶん殴る
ぶんなぐる
to knock
to hit hard
to give a hard blow, …
bun-naguru
sentence-ending particle よ
works like exclamation mark “!”
(adds emphasis and masculinity)
yo
Page 5 – Megumi Fushiguro Japanese Words & English Translations
それ回収するまで – Satoru Gojo (五条悟)
それ其れthatsore
回収するかいしゅう する回収 + する
to retrieve, to collect
(noun-based suru verb)
kaishuu suru
回収
かいしゅう
retrieval
collection, recovery, …
kaishuu
するto do
to carry out, to perform, …
suru
までuntilmade
帰ってきちゃダメかえってきちゃ だめ帰る + てくる + ちゃダメ
cannot come back home
not allowed to come back home
kaettekicha dame
帰る
かえる
to return
to come back home
to go home, to go back, …
kaeru
だからbecause
since, …
dakara
Page 5 – Satoru Gojo Japanese Words & English Translations
今度マジで – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
今度こんどthis time
next time
soon, …
kondo
マジでまじでfor real
seriously
not joking
maji de
particle de
(marks the context of an action)
de
マジ
まじ
serious
not joking
straight
maji
殴ろうなぐろう殴る + よう
let (me) punch (you)
(I’m) gonna punch (you)
(I) will punch (you)
(volitional form of 投げる)
nagurou
殴る
なぐる
to punch
to strike, to hit, to beat, …
naguru
Page 5 – Megumi Fushiguro Japanese Words & English Translations

Page 6, 7, 8 – Chapter Cover

(chapter title and anime title as previously discussed)

Page 9 – Yuji, Setsuko, and Takeshi With Playing Kokkuri

Panel 1

心霊現象研究会 – Paper With School Club Name
心霊現象しんれい げんしょうpsyicic phenomenonshinrei genjou
心霊
しんれい
spirit
soul, ghost, …
shinrei
現象
げんしょう
phenomenongenshou
研究会けんきゅうかいpsychic phenomenonkenkyuukai
研究
けんきゅう
study
research
investigation
kenkyuu

かい
club
meeting
assembly
association, …
(as suffix after nouns)
kai
Page 9 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations
準備室 – Sign Above Door
準備室じゅんびしつpreparation roomjunbi shitsu
準備
じゅんび
preparation
getting ready, …
junbi

しつ
room
(as suffix after nouns)
shitsu
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(the part before 準備室 I can’t read except for 科 which means “science”)

手を洗いまし… – Hand Washing Poster
hand(s)te
particle を
wash → hand(s)
(marks direct object of verb)
wo (o)
洗いましょうあらいましょう洗う + 〜ましょう
Let’s wash…!
(volitional form of 洗います)
araimashou
洗います
あらいます
洗う + 〜ます
to wash (polite)
to rinse (polite)
to cleanse (polite)
(polite form of 洗う)
araimasu
洗う
あらう
to wash
to cleanse, to rinse, …
arau
Page 9 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations
平和な未… – Hand Washing Poster
平和なへいわなpeacefulheiwa na
connective form of copula 〜だ
(needed after nouns and na-adjectives)
na
平和
へいわ
peace
harmony
heiwa
未来みらいfuturemirai
Page 9 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations

Panel 2

本当に – Yuji Itadori (虎杖悠仁)
本当にほんとう に本当 + に
really
truly
hontou ni
particle に
~ly
(turns nouns into adverbs)
ni
本当
ほんとう
truth
reality
real, genuine, …
hontou
いい良いgood
fine, nice
excellent, pleasant, …
ii
んですん + です
adds an explanatory tone
(spoken form of のです)
n desu
のですの + です
it is that …
the fact is that …
the reason is that …
the explanation is that …
no desu
ですJapanese copula です
(adds politeness and formality)
desu
particle の
(indicates link/nominalization/…)
no
sentence-ending particle ね
…right?
…don’t you think?
(adds softness)
ne
先輩せんぱいsenior (at school or work)
superior, older graduate, …
senpai
Page 9 – Yuji Itadori Japanese Words & English Translations
杉沢第三高校 – Character Intro of Itadori Yuuji
杉沢第三高校すぎさわ だいさん こうこうSugisawa High School 3Sugisawa Daisan Koukou
杉沢
すぎさわ
Sugisawa
(name of high school)
Sugisawa
第三
だいさん
the thirddai san
高校
こうこう
senior high school
high school
koukou
一年いちねんfirst grade
first-year student
(usually 一年生)
ichinen

いち
1
one
ichi

ねん
year
years
counter for years
nen
虎杖悠仁いたどり ゆうじYuji Itadori
(name of character)
Itadori Yuuji
Page 9 – Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Japanese Words & English Translations

Panel 3

Page 10 – 少々お待ちください(。-人-。)♡

Panel 1

今度マジで – Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵)
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