Vocab Info
A3 Noun
巫女miko, shrine maiden, young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines, medium, sorceress, shamaness
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Noun
1.
miko, shrine maiden, young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
ShintoNoun
2.
medium, sorceress, shamaness
All Forms
巫女 【みこ】、巫女 【ふじょ】、神子 【みこ】
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巫女は神社で仕事をする女性です。
A miko is a woman who works at a shrine.
あそこで神楽を舞っているのは巫女である。
The person dancing the kagura over there is a miko.
祈祷や死者の口寄せをする女性を巫女と言うらしい。
It seems that a woman who performs prayers and communicates with the dead is called a miko.
神社に属し、神事に奉仕して神職を補佐する女性が巫女である。
A woman who belongs to a shrine, assists in religious ceremonies, and supports the priests is a miko.
初詣の期間は神社が大変賑わうことから、巫女のバイトの募集があります。
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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