ミコ
Meanings
Noun
Shinto
1. miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
It's not that shrine maidens can't marry.
2. medium; sorceress; shamaness
also 巫
The medium relayed the words of the dead.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
smew (Mergellus albellus)
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
medium; sorceress
Examples (1 in total)
It's not that shrine maidens can't marry.