A rare term for a record of deaths, similar to 過去帳 (kako-chō), a temple register of deceased parishioners. Not used in everyday conversation.
See also: 過去帳
When I examined the death register at an old temple, records from the Edo period remained.
death register; necrology
鬼 (demon, spirit of the dead) + 簿 (register, record book). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with a record of the deceased.