神子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	子
み Grade: 3	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神子 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 神子 – see the following entry.

【巫女みこ】

[noun] 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.

[noun] An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles.

Alternative spellings
神子, 神巫, 覡, 巫

(This term, 神子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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