降霊

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Japanese

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

Noun

降(こう)霊(れい) • (kōrei) 

  1. calling the spirits of the dead
  2. spiritualism

Usage notes

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

降(こう)霊(れい)する • (kōrei suru) suru (stem 降(こう)霊(れい)し (kōrei shi), past 降(こう)霊(れい)した (kōrei shita))

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of "降霊する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 降霊し こうれいし kōrei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 降霊し こうれいし kōrei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 降霊する こうれいする kōrei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 降霊する こうれいする kōrei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 降霊すれ こうれいすれ kōrei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 降霊せよ¹
降霊しろ² 		こうれいせよ¹
こうれいしろ² 		kōrei seyo¹
kōrei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 降霊される こうれいされる kōrei sareru
Causative 降霊させる
降霊さす 		こうれいさせる
こうれいさす 		kōrei saseru
kōrei sasu
Potential 降霊できる こうれいできる kōrei dekiru
Volitional 降霊しよう こうれいしよう kōrei shiyō
Negative 降霊しない こうれいしない kōrei shinai
Negative continuative 降霊せず こうれいせず kōrei sezu
Formal 降霊します こうれいします kōrei shimasu
Perfective 降霊した こうれいした kōrei shita
Conjunctive 降霊して こうれいして kōrei shite
Hypothetical conditional 降霊すれば こうれいすれば kōrei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

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