アクリョウ
Meanings
Noun
1. evil spirit
Pitch accent
クリョウ
リョウ
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Examples (2 in total)
She seems to be possessed by an evil spirit.
The ceremony is to turn away evil spirits.