巫女
Japanese female shaman ;shrine maiden ;miko 巫女 (miko ): a pair ofmiko orshrine maidens atMeiji Jingu .FromOld Japanese . Originally a compound of神( み ) ( mi ,“ spirit, god ” ) +子( こ ) ( ko ,“ child ” ) , as suggested by the alternative spelling神子 .
Formerly spelled as巫 on its own.[ 1] The modern kanji spelling巫女 appears to bejukujikun (熟( じゅく ) 字( じ ) 訓( くん ) ).
巫女( みこ ) • (miko )
anunmarried woman whoserves at aShintō shrine , helping to receive visitors and performing神楽 ( kagura ) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities; ashrine maid anunmarried woman who serves adeity as amedium toconvey oracles 2017 April 15, “星( せい ) 杯( はい ) を戴( いただ ) く巫( み ) 女( こ ) [Priestess Who Drinks from the Star Chalice ]”, inCode( コード ) of( オブ ) the( ザ ) Duelist( デュエリスト ) ,Konami :星( せい ) 神( しん ) に鎮( ちん ) 魂( こん ) の祈( いの ) りを捧( ささ ) げる巫女( みこ ) 。Seishin ni chinkon no inori o sasagerumiko . Apriestess who offers soul-reposing prayers to the Star God. Using the alternative spelling神子 , amiko could be of either gender, but unmarried young women are by far the most common.
( shrine dancer ) : ( oracle ) : FromMiddle Chinese compound巫女 ( mju? nrjoX , literally“ shaman + woman ” ) . Compare modernMandarin readingwūnǚ .
巫( ふ ) 女( じょ ) • (fujo ) ←ふぢよ ( fudyo ) ?
anunmarried woman who serves adeity as amedium toconvey oracles ↑1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997 ),新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten ] (in Japanese), Fifth edition,Tokyo :Sanseidō ,→ISBN ↑2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ),大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition,Tokyo :Sanseidō ,→ISBN 巫女 • (munyeo ) (hangeul 무녀 )
hanja form? of무녀 ( “ Korean priestess ;Japanese shrine maiden ” )