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その儀式は悪霊を追い払うためのものである。

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その 儀式 悪霊 追い払う ため もの ある

English Translation

The ceremony is to turn away evil spirits.

Furigana

その儀式(ぎしき)悪霊(あくりょう)()(はら)うためのものである。

Romanji

Sono gishiki wa akuryō o oiharau tame no mono de aru.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
儀式 (ぎしき)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
悪霊 (あくりょう、あくれい)
evil spirit
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
追い払う (おいはらう、おいぱらう)
to drive away
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: レイ、 リョウ、 たま
Meanings: spirits, soul
Readings: ツイ、 お.う
Meanings: chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of