窮きゅう鬼き

noun

god of poverty

Archaic term for a deity or spirit believed to bring poverty. Cross-referenced with 貧乏神.

See also: 貧乏神

• 昔むかし話ばなしでは、窮きゅう鬼きが家いえに取とり憑つくと貧びん乏ぼうになると言いわれた。

  In old tales, it was said that if a god of poverty possessed a house, the family would become poor.

noun

vengeful spirit

Archaic term for a spirit of a deceased person seeking vengeance, similar to 生き霊. Rare in modern usage.

See also: 生き霊

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、窮きゅう鬼きが人ひとに祟たたる話はなしが記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record stories of vengeful spirits cursing people.