Japanese symbol for “miko”
巫女
みこ
Romaji: miko
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
In Japanese, miko is 巫女, read みこ (miko).
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Meanings
- n miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines (Shinto)
- n medium; sorceress; shamaness
Written forms: 巫女、神子、巫子. Readings: みこ、ふじょ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巫山戯 | ふざけ fuzake | play; sport; romp |
| 巫山戯る | ふざける fuzakeru | to joke; to jest; to kid |
| 巫者 | ふしゃ fusha | virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium |
| 巫術 | ふじゅつ fujutsu | shamanism |
| 巫女寄せ | みこよせ mikoyose | spiritism; necromancy; sorcery |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 彼女 | かのじょ kanojo | she; her |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.