What does 呪い mean?
呪い is a Japanese noun meaning “curse, spell, malediction” in English. It is written as 呪い in kanji, のろい in hiragana, and noroi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
のろいはのろい主に返る。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.