歩き巫女

Japanese
Kanji in this term
歩 巫 女
ある
Grade: 2		 Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
kun’yomi Irregular

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
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝkʲimʲiko̞]

Noun

歩き巫女 (hiragana あるきみこ, rōmaji arukimiko)

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

See also
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