憑 — kanji meaning “depend”
憑
depend, rely, evidence, proof, according to, possess, haunt
- Meanings
- depend, rely, evidence, proof, according to, possess, haunt
- On'yomi
- ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi
- つ.く、つか.れる、よ.る、たの.む
- Strokes
- 16
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- píng — Chinese character page
Words with 憑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憑依 | ひょうい hyoui | possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.) |
| 信憑 | しんぴょう shinpyou | trust; credit; credence |
| 憑かれる | つかれる tsukareru | to be possessed |
| 憑き物 | つきもの tsukimono | evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil |
| 狐憑き | きつねつき kitsunetsuki | possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit |
| 憑霊 | ひょうれい hyourei | spirit possession |
| 証憑 | しょうひょう shouhyou | voucher; documentary evidence of a transaction |
| 信憑性 | しんぴょうせい shinpyousei | authenticity; credibility |
| 憑く | つく tsuku | to possess; to haunt |
| 憑拠 | ひょうきょ hyoukyo | basis; foundation; reliance |
| 憑坐 | よりまし yorimashi | child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko |
| 物憑き | ものつき monotsuki | being possessed (by a spirit); possessed person |
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