Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 6
れい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
降靈 (kyūjitai)

Noun edit

(こう)(れい) (kōrei

  1. calling the spirits of the dead
  2. spiritualism

Usage notes edit

Of the two spellings 降霊 and 交霊, the former implies more of a sense of summoning, and the latter more of a sense of exchange or communication.

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Verb edit

(こう)(れい)する (kōrei surusuru (stem (こう)(れい) (kōrei shi), past (こう)(れい)した (kōrei shita))

  1. to call, contact, or communicate with the spirits of the dead, to act as a medium

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