悪霊

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
悪 霊
あく
Grade: 3		 りょう
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
惡靈 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あくりょー [àkúryóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

悪(あく)霊(りょう) • (akuryō) ←あくりやう (akuryau)?

  1. (especially Buddhism, more common) evil spirit
    悪霊(あくりょう)退散(たいさん)！
    Akuryō taisan!
    Evil spirits, be gone!

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
悪 霊
あく
Grade: 3		 れい
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
惡靈 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あくれー [àkúréé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ː]

Noun

悪(あく)霊(れい) • (akurei) ←あくれい (akurei)?

  1. (especially Christianity) evil spirit

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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