こうなぎ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうなぎ – see the following entry.
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[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
(This term, こうなぎ (kōnagi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as こうなぎ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こうなぎ.)