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取り付かれる

取りつかれる、 取り憑かれる、 取付かれる

Reading

Kana: とりつかれる
Romaji: toritsukareru
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Definition

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to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append
Readings: ヒョウ、 つ.く、 つか.れる、 よ.る、 たの.む
Meanings: depend, rely, evidence, proof, according to, possess, haunt

Example Sentences

(むら)(かぜ)()()かれる。
➥Winds haunt the village.
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彼女(かのじょ)悪霊(あくりょう)()りつかれているように()える。
➥She seems to be possessed by an evil spirit.
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(つま)(いえ)()いたい欲求(よっきゅう)()りつかれている。
➥My wife is possessed with the desire to buy a house.
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