Word Meaning 巫女

みこ miko

巫女 is read as みこ (miko) and means medium.

Meaning

English

medium
sorceress
shamaness
miko
shrine maiden
young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines

Reading

Kana

みこ

Romaji

miko

Writing Variants

神子みこ miko
巫女ふじょ fujo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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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

男女

だんじょ

men and women

王女

おうじょ

princess

醜女

しゅうじょ

female demon

皇女

こうじょ

imperial princess

少女

しょうじょ

female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

女

おみな

female

女

おんな

female

彼女

かのじょ

girlfriend

長女

ちょうじょ

eldest daughter

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