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    3. 憑

    憑

    憑つ.く

    depend

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKanji16 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    つ.くつか.れるよ.るたの.む

    On'yomi

    ヒョウ

    dependrelyevidenceproofaccording topossesshaunt

    馮心

    冫
    馬
    灬
    火
    心

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    懿恣憲憶憾憙憖憊懿憲憩恣憖

    Alternative forms of this concept

    忄
    ⺗

    Concepts using this kanji

    信憑性

    authenticity

    信憑

    trust

    取り憑く

    to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

    物憑き

    being possessed (by a spirit)

    憑き物

    evil spirit (that possesses someone)

    証憑

    voucher

    憑拠

    basis

    憑依

    possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.)

    悪魔憑き

    person possessed by an evil spirit

    犬憑き

    cynanthropy

    憑霊

    spirit possession

    狐憑き

    possession by a fox spirit

    憑坐

    child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

    憑く

    to possess

    憑かれる

    to be possessed

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    • 冫
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    • 灬
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    • 馬

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    • 信憑
    • 信憑性
    • 憑く
    • 憑依
    • 憑拠
    • 憑き物
    • 狐憑き
    • 証憑
    • 憑かれる
    • 憑坐
    • 物憑き
    • 取り憑く
    • 犬憑き
    • 憑霊
    • 悪魔憑き

    Similar concepts

    • 懿
    • 恣
    • 憲
    • 憶
    • 憾
    • 憙
    • 憖
    • 憊
    • 憩

    Variants

    • 忄
    • ⺗

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