鬼き哭こく啾しゅう啾しゅう

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Meanings

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taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

spine-chilling; hair-raising

formal or literaryyojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Literary yojijukugo describing an eerie, ghostly atmosphere, as if hearing the wailing of restless spirits. Used in formal or poetic contexts.

夜よるの墓ぼ地ちは鬼き哭こく啾しゅう啾しゅうたる雰ふん囲い気きに包つつまれていた。
The graveyard at night was filled with a spine-chilling atmosphere.
風かぜが鬼き哭こく啾しゅう啾しゅうと吹ふき荒あれる。
The wind howls in a hair-raising manner.