鬼き簿ぼ

noun

death register; necrology

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

• 古ふるい寺てらで鬼き簿ぼを調しらべると、江え戸ど時じ代だいの記き録ろくが残のこっていた。

  When I examined the death register at an old temple, records from the Edo period remained.