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巫女

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Chinese

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witch; Malayfemale; woman; daughter
trad.(巫女)
simp.#(巫女)
anagram女巫
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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巫女

  1. Japanesefemaleshaman;shrinemaiden;miko

Japanese

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 巫女 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Miko on Wikipedia
巫女 (miko): a pair ofmiko orshrine maidens atMeiji Jingu.

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
みこ
JinmeiyōGrade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
神子
神巫

FromOld Japanese. Originally a compound of()(mi,spirit, god) +()(ko,child), as suggested by the alternative spelling神子.

Formerly spelled as on its own.[1] The modern kanji spelling巫女 appears to bejukujikun ((じゅく)()(くん)).

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Noun

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巫女(みこ) (miko

  1. anunmarried woman whoserves at aShintōshrine, helping to receive visitors and performing神楽(kagura) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities; ashrinemaid
  2. anunmarried woman who serves adeity as amedium toconveyoracles
    • 2017 April 15, “(せい)(はい)(いただ)()() [Priestess Who Drinks from the Star Chalice]”, inCode(コード)of(オブ)the()Duelist(デュエリスト),Konami:
      (せい)(しん)(ちん)(こん)(いの)りを(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.
Usage notes
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Using the alternative spelling神子, amiko could be of either gender, but unmarried young women are by far the most common.

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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
じょ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

FromMiddle Chinese compound巫女(mju? nrjoX, literallyshaman + woman). Compare modernMandarin readingwūnǚ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(じょ) (fujoふぢよ(fudyo)?

  1. anunmarried woman who serves adeity as amedium toconveyoracles
Synonyms
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References

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  1. 1.01.11.21.3Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997),新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition,Tokyo:Sanseidō,→ISBN
  2. 2.02.12.2Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006),大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition,Tokyo:Sanseidō,→ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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巫女 (munyeo) (hangeul무녀)

  1. hanja form? of무녀(Koreanpriestess;Japaneseshrinemaiden)
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