What does kanji 巫 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 巫 is medium.

How is kanji 巫 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 巫 are かんなぎ, みこ; the onyomi readings are フ.

What words use kanji 巫?

Example words that use kanji 巫 include 巫, 巫山雲雨, 巫山戯, 巫山戯る.

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巫

Meaning

Kanji 巫

medium

medium, shrine maiden, sorcerer

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かんなぎみこ
Onyomi 音読み: フ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 7
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 从 • 众 • 坐 • 夾 • 來

Related vocabulary

Showing 17 common entries

Showing 17 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

巫

かんなぎ

medium

巫山雲雨

ふざんうんう

asmara

巫山戯

ふざけ

play

巫山戯る

ふざける

to neck

巫子

いちこ

child from the city

巫者

ふしゃ

virgin consecrated to a deity

巫祝

ふしゅく

shrine maiden

巫術

ふじゅつ

shamanism

巫女

のろ

noro

巫女寄せ

みこよせ

spiritism

巫女舞

みこまい

shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)

巫俗

ふぞく

Korean shamanism

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女は神社で巫として働いている。

She works as a shrine maiden at a Shinto shrine.

昔の村では、巫が神の言葉を伝えた。

In villages long ago, a shrine maiden conveyed the words of the gods.

人々は病気の理由を巫にたずねた。

People asked the medium about the cause of the illness.

その物語には強い巫が登場する。

A powerful sorceress appears in that story.

巫の舞は静かで美しかった。

The shrine maiden's dance was calm and beautiful.

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