Japanese

Noun

口寄せ ‎(hiragana くちよせ, romaji kuchiyose)

1. spiritualism, spiritism: channelling, summoning spirits and giving them a voice
2. a medium, a spiritualist

Synonyms

• 降霊 (こうれい) ‎(kōrei): calling the spirits of the dead
• 交霊 (こうれい) ‎(kōrei): communicating with the spirits of the dead
• 霊媒 (れいばい) ‎(reibai): spirit medium
• 神媒 (しんばい) ‎(shinbai): divine medium
• 神降 (かみおろし) ‎(kamioroshi)
• 天降 (あまくだり) ‎(amakudari)
• 憑依 (ひょうい) ‎(hyōi): spirit possession

Derived terms

• 口寄巫女 (くちよせみこ) ‎(kuchiyose miko): a miko acting as a medium

Verb

口寄せする ‎(hiragana くちよせする, romaji kuchiyose suru)

1. to act as a medium, to communicate with spirits, to give voice to the dead

Conjugation