巫女
みこ
Also written 神子, ふじょ
Meanings
- Noun miko; shrine maiden (i.e.: young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines)
- medium; sorceress; shamaness (also 巫)
Kanji
Words containing 巫女
- 巫女舞 (みこまい) shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
- 巫女寄せ (みこよせ) spiritism
- 梓巫女 (あずさみこ) female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow