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巫み女こ
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.
Alt. forms
巫み女こ
85%
神み子こ
7%
ミコ
5%
みこ
1%
巫み子こ
Kanji used
巫
sorceress
女
woman
Pitch accent
み
こ
み
こ
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Used in: 1006
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
spiritism; necromancy; sorcery
smew (Mergellus albellus)
Examples (1 in total)
It's not that shrine maidens can't marry.