降霊

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Noun [edit]

降霊 (hiragana こうれい, romaji kōrei)

  1. calling the spirits of the dead
  2. spiritualism

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Of the two spellings 降霊 and 交霊, the former implies more of a sense of summoning, and the latter more of a sense of exchange or communication.

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Verb [edit]

降霊 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana こうれいする, romaji kōrei suru)降霊する 降霊 suru

  1. to call, contact, or communicate with the spirits of the dead, to act as a medium

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