[noun](archaic) a medium, diviner, 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
(This term, かんなぎ(kannagi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as かんなぎ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かんなぎ.)