"巫女" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /u⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ nɵy̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /mou̯²¹ nɵy̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: wūnǚ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨ ㄋㄩˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ neoi⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wūnǚ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wunyǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu¹-nü³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wū-nyǔ [Mandarin, Yale], uneu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], унюй [Mandarin, Palladius], unjuj [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh néuih [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ noey⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ nêu⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 巫女
  1. Japanese female shaman; shrine maiden; miko
    Sense id: en-巫女-zh-noun-k5KkuDQU Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [mʲiko̞] Forms: 巫女 [canonical] (ruby: 巫女(みこ)), miko [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 神(み) (mi, “spirit, god”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”), as suggested by the alternative spelling 神子. Formerly spelled as 巫 on its own. The modern kanji spelling 巫女 appears to be jukujikun (熟字訓). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=みこ}} Old Japanese, {{ja-compound|神|み|子|こ|sort=みこ|t1=spirit, god|t2=child}} 神(み) (mi, “spirit, god”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”), {{m|ja|神子}} 神子, {{m|ja|巫}} 巫, {{lang|ja|巫女}} 巫女, {{m|ja|熟字訓}} 熟字訓, {{juku|sort=みこ}} jukujikun (熟字訓) Head templates: {{ja-noun|みこ}} 巫女(みこ) • (miko)
  1. An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine, helping to receive visitors and performing 神楽 (kagura) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities. A shrine maid. Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms (shrine dancer): 舞姫 (maihime) (ruby: (まい), (ひめ)), 御神子 (mikanko) (ruby: (), (かん), ()), 巫子 (ichiko), 巫子 (itako), 神楽女 (kagurame) (ruby: (かぐ), (), ())
    Sense id: en-巫女-ja-noun-fcN33qjn Disambiguation of Occupations: 41 29 29 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 74 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 77 12 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 74 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'shrine dancer': 74 26
  2. An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles. Synonyms (oracle): (kannagi), (kannagi), 巫子 (ichiko), 巫子 (itako), 口寄せ (kuchiyose) (ruby: (くち), ())
    Sense id: en-巫女-ja-noun-6wNa1lOf Disambiguation of 'oracle': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 歩き巫女 (aruki miko) (ruby: (ある), 巫女(みこ)) (english: a wandering miko), 巫女兵: a warrior priestess (miko hei) (ruby: 巫女(みこ), (へい)) [fantasy], 黒巫女: a dark priestess (kuro miko) (ruby: (くろ), 巫女(みこ)) [fantasy], 口寄巫女 (kuchiyose miko) (ruby: (くち), (よせ), 巫女(みこ)) (english: a miko acting as a medium)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ᵝʑo̞] Forms: 巫女 [canonical] (ruby: (), (じょ)), fujo [romanization], fudyo [romanization], ふぢよ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 巫女 (mju? nrjo^X, literally “shaman + woman”). Compare modern Mandarin reading wūnǚ. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ふじょ}} Middle Chinese, {{m|zh|巫女|lit=shaman + woman|tr=mju? nrjo^X}} 巫女 (mju? nrjo^X, literally “shaman + woman”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふじょ|hhira=ふぢよ}} 巫(ふ)女(じょ) • (fujo) ^(←ふぢよ (fudyo)?)
  1. An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles. Synonyms: (kannagi), (kannagi), 巫子 (ichiko), 巫子 (itako), 口寄せ (kuchiyose) (ruby: (くち), ())
    Sense id: en-巫女-ja-noun-6wNa1lOf1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Korean]

Forms: munyeo [romanization], 무녀 [hangeul]
Head templates: {{ko-noun|hangeul=무녀}} 巫女 • (munyeo) (hangeul 무녀)
  1. Hanja form of 무녀 (“Korean priestess; Japanese shrine maiden”). Tags: alt-of, hanja Alternative form of: 무녀 (extra: Korean priestess; Japanese shrine maiden)

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          "english": "A priestess who offers soul-reposing prayers to the Star God.",
          "ref": "2017 April 15, “星杯を戴く巫女”, in Code of the Duelist, Konami",
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      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ᵝʑo̞]"
    }
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}

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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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        "Mandarin"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uneu"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ nɵy̯¹³/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "ipa": "/u⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ nɵy̯¹³/"
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}

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          "寄",
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          "巫女",
          "みこ"
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        {
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          "roman": "Seishin ni chinkon no inori o sasageru miko.",
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              "杯",
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              "戴",
              "いただ"
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              "巫",
              "み"
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              "女",
              "こ"
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              "Code",
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              "the",
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              "Duelist",
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              "星",
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              "神",
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              "鎮",
              "ちん"
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              "魂",
              "こん"
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              "祈",
              "いの"
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              "捧",
              "ささ"
            ],
            [
              "巫女",
              "みこ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "星神に鎮魂の祈りを捧げる巫女。"
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        "An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles."
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          "medium",
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          "convey",
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          "oracle",
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      "other": "みこ"
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      "ipa": "[mʲiko̞]"
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        [
          "舞",
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          "姫",
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      "word": "舞姫"
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      "roman": "mikanko",
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          "神",
          "かん"
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          "子",
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      "word": "御神子"
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      "roman": "ichiko",
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      "word": "巫子"
    },
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      "roman": "itako",
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      "roman": "kagurame",
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        ],
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          "楽",
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        ],
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          "女",
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      "word": "神楽女"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kannagi",
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      "word": "巫"
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      "roman": "kannagi",
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    },
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      "roman": "ichiko",
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    },
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      "roman": "itako",
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      "word": "巫子"
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      "roman": "kuchiyose",
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        [
          "口",
          "くち"
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          "寄",
          "よ"
        ]
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    "Kyōsuke Kindaichi",
    "Meiji Jingu",
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    "ja:新明解国語辞典"
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}

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      "other": "ふじょ"
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      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ᵝʑo̞]"
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    {
      "roman": "kannagi",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "kannagi",
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    },
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      "roman": "ichiko",
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    },
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      "roman": "itako",
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      "roman": "kuchiyose",
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          "寄",
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}

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}

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