かうなぎ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かうなぎ – see the following entry.
【巫こうなぎ】J
[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a medium or shaman, usually female, who acts as a medium between humans and the spirits or gods, helping to communicate between the two and to calm any supernatural or spiritual upset
Alternative spelling
覡
(This term, かうなぎ (kaunagi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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