もの
 

noun

  1. being possessed (by a spirit), possessed person.
  2. child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
もの
 
物憑き ものつき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thing, object, matter
もの ブツ モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
depend, rely, evidence
つ.く ヒョウ つか.れる (Kentei 1)
displeasure, proper name
ヒョウ フ フウ (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)