How to say "haunt" in Japanese

• 取り憑くとりつく
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe supernatural verb: an evil spirit possesses or haunts a person, and an idea can likewise take hold of someone. What is haunted is the person, not a place.
• ハウント
  nounSimply the English word haunt taken into Japanese in katakana; unless you need the loanword itself, a native term such as 取り憑く, 祟る, 溜まり場 or 巣窟 is what you actually want.
• 祟るたたる
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe supernatural sense with an edge of malice: a vengeful spirit curses and torments the living, so the haunting is an act of hostility that brings misfortune on its target.
  触さわらぬ神かみに祟たたりなし。↗

  Let sleeping dogs lie.
• 溜まり場たまりば
  nounThe noun for haunt as a favorite gathering spot: the café, bar or corner where a person or group habitually gets together. It names the place itself, not anything supernatural.
  このバーは学生がくせいのたまり場ばとして知しられている。↗

  This bar is a popular student hangout.
• 巣窟そうくつ
  nounAlso a noun for a frequented place, but on the den side of haunt: a lair where someone or some group holes up, often with a shadier nuance than 溜まり場.

Ghostly haunting of a person calls for the verbs 「取り憑く」 (possession) or 「祟る」 (cursing); a favorite gathering place for the nouns 「溜まり場」 or 巣窟; 「ハウント」 is just the borrowed English word and seldom what you want.

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• 取り憑くとりつくto possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
• ハウントhaunt
• 祟るたたるto curse
• 溜まり場たまりばgathering spot
• 巣窟そうくつden
• 憑くつくto possess
• 足繁く通うあししげくかようto visit frequently
• 行き付けるゆきつけるto visit regularly
• 巣すhaunt
• 巣くうすくうto hang out (of a bad group)
• 取っ付くとっつくto take hold of
• 付くつくto possess
• 取り付くとりつくto possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)