noun
A Heian-period collection of Buddhist tales, also known as 日本霊異記. The full title is rarely used in everyday conversation; usually referred to by the abbreviated name.
日本現報善悪霊異記は、平安時代初期に成立した仏教説話集です。
The Nihon Ryōiki is a collection of Buddhist stories compiled in the early Heian period.
Common abbreviation for 日本現報善悪霊異記. This shorter name is used much more frequently in modern references.
The title is a Sino-Japanese compound meaning 'Japan, present reward, good and evil, strange/spirit record'. It is a proper name with no further decomposition needed.