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あくりょう
Meanings
Noun
1. evil spirit
Alt. forms
悪あく霊りょう
99%
あくりょう
Pitch accent
あ
くりょう
あ
く
りょう
Used in: 7
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.