巫 — kanji meaning “sorcerer”
巫
sorcerer, medium, shrine maiden
- Meanings
- sorcerer, medium, shrine maiden
- On'yomi
- フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi
- みこ、かんなぎ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 48
- Chinese reading
- wū, wú — Chinese character page
Words with 巫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巫女 | みこ miko | miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines |
| 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 |
| 巫祝 | ふしゅく fushuku | shrine maiden; ancient priest |
| 雲雨巫山 | うんうふざん un'ufuzan | sexual liaison |
| 巫山雲雨 | ふざんうんう fuzan'un'u | sexual liaison |
| 巫女舞 | みこまい mikomai | shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura) |
| 巫覡 | ふげき fugeki | shaman; oracle; diviner |
| 梓巫女 | あずさみこ azusamiko | female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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