Japanese

Noun

鬼哭 ‎(hiragana きこく, romaji kikoku)

1. the wailing of a ghost, or the sound thereof

Derived terms

• 鬼哭啾啾 (きこくしゅうしゅう) ‎(kikokushūshū)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3