Japanese symbol for “sorceress”
市子
いちこ
Romaji: ichiko
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
In Japanese, sorceress is 市子, read いちこ (ichiko).
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Meanings
- n sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
- n child from the city
Written forms: 市子、巫子、神巫. Readings: いちこ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sorceress”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巫女 | みこ miko | medium; sorceress; shamaness |
| 妖術者 | ようじゅつしゃ youjutsusha | magician; sorcerer; sorceress |
| 女神子 | おんなみこ onnamiko | medium; sorceress |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 都市 | とし toshi | town; city; municipal |
| 市場 | いちば ichiba | (town) market; (street) market; marketplace |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 市内 | しない shinai | in the city; within the city |
| 市長 | しちょう shichou | mayor |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sorceress”.
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.