悪あく霊りょう

also: あくれい

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Meanings

evil spirit; malevolent ghost

Refers to a harmful supernatural entity, often in religious, folkloric, or horror contexts.

〈人ひと〉に悪あく霊りょうが取とり憑つくfor an evil spirit to possess a person
彼かれは悪あく霊りょうに取とり憑つかれたようだった。
It seemed as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit.
悪あく霊りょうを祓はらうto exorcise an evil spirit
神かん主ぬしが家いえに取とり憑ついた悪あく霊りょうを祓はらった。
The Shinto priest exorcised the evil spirit that had possessed the house.
悪あく霊りょうに襲おそわれるto be attacked by an evil spirit
夜よ中なかに悪あく霊りょうに襲おそわれる夢ゆめを見みた。
I had a dream in which I was attacked by an evil spirit in the middle of the night.

幽ゆう霊れいN1
幽霊 is a general word for a ghost or apparition, while 悪霊 specifically implies the spirit is malicious or harmful.
怨おん霊りょう
怨霊 is the vengeful spirit of someone who died holding a grudge, whereas 悪霊 is the broader term for any evil spirit regardless of origin.
悪あく魔まN3
悪魔 refers to a devil or demon, a distinct malevolent being, while 悪霊 is specifically the spirit of something that died.
魔ま物もの
魔物 covers any monstrous or supernatural creature with evil power, while 悪霊 is narrower, referring only to a malevolent disembodied spirit.
魔ま
悪霊 specifically means a malevolent spirit or ghost haunting someone, whereas 魔 is a more general term for evil beings or influences.

守しゅ護ご霊れい
守護霊 is a protective guardian spirit that watches over a person, the opposite of the harmful 悪霊.

亡ぼう霊れい
亡霊 simply means the spirit of a dead person and is not inherently evil, unlike 悪霊 which is specifically malicious.

体たい
悪霊 is often counted with 体, the counter used for humanoid or spirit-like forms.

悪霊Usage100%
- あくりょう
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading あくりょう is the most common.
- あくれい
  Alternate reading; less common than あくりょう.
あくれい

Compound of 悪 (evil) and 霊 (spirit). The reading あくりょう is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; あくれい is a less common variant.