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A3 Noun

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

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    1. Noun

      1.

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

      Shinto
    2. Noun

      2.

      medium, sorceress, shamaness

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    巫女 【みこ】巫女 【ふじょ】神子 【みこ】

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      巫女(みこ)神社(じんじゃ)仕事(しごと)をする女性(じょせい)です。

      A miko is a woman who works at a shrine.

        あそこで神楽(かぐら)()っているのは巫女(みこ)である。

        The person dancing the kagura over there is a miko.

          祈祷(きとう)死者(ししゃ)口寄(くちよ)せをする女性(じょせい)巫女(みこ)()うらしい。

          It seems that a woman who performs prayers and communicates with the dead is called a miko.

            神社(じんじゃ)(ぞく)し、神事(しんじ)奉仕(ほうし)して神職(しんしょく)補佐(ほさ)する女性(じょせい)巫女(みこ)である。

            A woman who belongs to a shrine, assists in religious ceremonies, and supports the priests is a miko.

              初詣(はつもうで)期間(きかん)神社(じんじゃ)大変(たいへん)(にぎ)わうことから、巫女(みこ)のバイトの募集(ぼしゅう)があります。

              Because shrines become very crowded during the period of the first shrine visit of the New Year (hatsumode), there are job openings for miko.

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