歩き巫女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歩 巫 女
ある
Grade: 2 		Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
步き巫女 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

  • 歩き神子
  • 歩神子
  • 歩き巫
  • 歩巫

Etymology

Compound of 歩き (aruki, “walking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem noun form”) of verb 歩く (aruku, “to walk”)) +‎ 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟kʲimʲiko̞]

Noun

歩(ある)き巫女(みこ) • (arukimiko) 

  1. (historical) a wandering miko, who does not belong to any particular shrine

See also

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