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憑: possess

possess; haunt
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Readings

On
ヒョウ
Kun
つく・つかれる・よる・たのむ

ひょう becomes ぴょう after ん, as in 信憑性 (credibility). The kun verb 憑く or 取り憑く means 'to possess'.

Key words

憑依ひょういpossession (by a spirit)
取り憑くとりつくto possess; to haunt
憑き物つきものpossessing spirit
信憑性しんぴょうせいcredibility
狐憑ききつねつきfox possession

Example sentences

An evil spirit seems to have possessed the old doll.

A god possessed the shrine maiden, and she began to speak strange words.

The witness's account is credible, so the police decided to investigate again.

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