How to say "occult" in Japanese

• オカルトCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveThe loanword for the occult as a realm of mysterious, paranormal happenings; it often carries a whiff of the eerie or the dubious, fitting talk of occult mysteries and unexplained phenomena.
• 超自然ちょうしぜんCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveReally the word for the supernatural—things beyond natural explanation; use it when you mean supernatural phenomena in a neutral sense rather than the occult as a subject of fascination.

Choose 「オカルト」 for the occult as a subject of mysterious, paranormal happenings, and 超自然 when you mean the supernatural itself—phenomena beyond natural explanation—rather than the occult as a topic.

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• オカルトoccult
• 超自然ちょうしぜんoccult
• オカルティックoccult
• 玄妙げんみょうabstruse