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Kanji Detail for 巫 - "shaman, shrine maiden"

巫

  • Meaning

    巫 means "shaman, shrine maiden." Also associated with priestess.

    1. Shaman - A spiritual medium.

    2. Priestess - A female religious officiant.

    3. Shrine maiden - One who serves the gods.

  • Words using 巫

    • 巫女 みこ Listen miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines

  • Four-character idioms with 巫

    • 巫山雲雨 ふざんうんう Listen sexual liaison
    • 雲雨巫山 うんうふざん Listen sexual liaison

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    • Verified meaning: shaman, shrine maiden
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read う, ふ)
    • Also carries these associations: priestess

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 巫

    Surnames 巫(う)Listen 巫(ふ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sorcerer; medium; shrine maiden

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wu; also pr. [Wu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    One who prays for others. | 巫山: A mountain name. Also a county name in Sichuan.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fu(フ) フ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kan'nagi(かんなぎ) かんなぎ

    miko(みこ) みこ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    工 (e・takumi・takumihen・ko)

  • Related Keywords

    shaman priestess shrine maiden sorcerer diviner divination enchantment magic medium mysticism occult prophecy psychic ritual sacred seer sorcery supernatural witchcraft wizardry spiritual

Sentences including 巫

  • Stop joking around! We haven't just met here by mere coincidence. You've been following me in secret all this time because you suspected me.

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