口寄せ

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くち
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Etymology edit

Compound of (kuchi, mouth) +‎ 寄せ (yose, drawing something near), the stem noun form of verb 寄せる (yoseru, to make something draw near).[1][2]

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Noun edit

(くち)() (kuchiyose

  1. spiritualism, spiritism: channelling, summoning spirits and giving them a voice
    Synonyms: (calling the spirits of the dead) 降霊 (kōrei), (communicating with the spirits of the dead) 交霊 (kōrei)
  2. a medium, a spiritualist
    Synonyms: (spirit medium) 霊媒 (reibei), (divine medium) 神媒 (shinbai)

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Verb edit

(くち)()する (kuchiyose surusuru (stem (くち)() (kuchiyose shi), past (くち)()した (kuchiyose shita))

  1. to act as a medium, to communicate with spirits, to give voice to the dead

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN