巫女
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 巫 | 女 |
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 神 (mi, “spirit, god”) + 子 (ko, “child”). The kanji spelling 巫女 appears to be ateji.
Alternative forms [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
- An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine, helping to receive visitors and performing 神楽 (kagura) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities.
- An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles.
Usage notes [edit]
Using the alternate spelling 神子, a miko could be of either gender, but unmarried young women are by far the most common.
Synonyms [edit]
- (shrine dancer):
- (oracle):
Derived terms [edit]
- 歩き巫女 (あるきみこ, arukimiko): a wandering miko
- 巫女兵 (みこへい, miko hei): a warrior priestess (fantasy)
- 黒巫女 (くろみこ, kuro miko): a dark priestess (fantasy)
- 口寄巫女 (くちよせみこ, kuchiyose miko): a miko acting as a medium
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Sinitic 巫女.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
巫女 (hiragana ふじょ, romaji fujo, historical hiragana ふぢょ)
Synonyms [edit]
Mandarin [edit]
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| 巫女 | |||
Noun [edit]
巫女 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wūnǚ)
Categories:
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese terms spelled with 巫
- Japanese terms spelled with 女
- Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese
- Japanese compound words
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms derived from Sinitic languages
- Mandarin nouns in simplified script
- Mandarin nouns in traditional script
- Mandarin nouns
- Chinese hanzi
