あくりょう
Meanings
Noun
1. evil spirit
Kanji used
bad
ghost
Pitch accent
くりょう
りょう
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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.