こっくり

noun

kokkuri; table-turning; planchette divination

A Japanese divination game similar to Western table-turning or Ouija, where participants place their hands on a coin or object that moves to answer questions. Often called こっくりさん when personified.

• 放ほう課か後ご、友とも達だちとこっくりをやってみた。

  After school, I tried kokkuri with my friends.

• こっくりさんは、学がっ校こうの怪かい談だんの定てい番ばんだ。

  Kokkuri-san is a staple of school ghost stories.