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    3. 取り憑く

    取り憑く

    取とり​憑つく​

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

    NTVerb, IntransitiveReligion & PhilosophyEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    憑りつく憑り付く取りつく

    とりつく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.), to take hold of, to haunt

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    Characters that make up this word

    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    憑
    つ.く・つか.れる・よ.る・たの.む…(1)
    depend・rely・evidence・proof・according to…(2)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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