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Kotomora

家や鳴なり

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

creaking and rattling of a house

Refers to unexplained creaks, groans, or rattling sounds in a house, traditionally attributed to supernatural causes like oni or spirits of the deceased. In modern usage, it can simply mean the natural creaking of an old building and its furniture.