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巫: shrine maiden

shrine maiden; medium
7 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

On
フ
Kun
みこ・かんなぎ

巫女 (みこ) is the common word. The on-reading フ appears in 巫覡 and in 巫山戯る (ふざける), an ateji spelling usually written in kana.

Key words

巫女みこshrine maiden
巫かんなぎshaman; medium
巫山戯るふざけるto joke around
巫覡ふげきshamans (male and female)

Example sentences

At the New Year shrine visit, a shrine maiden in a white kimono and red hakama was selling charms.

In ancient villages, the medium who conveyed the gods' words was respected by the people.

I was messing around during class and got a warning from the teacher.

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