Japanese

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟kʲimʲiko̞]

Noun

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(ある)巫女(みこ) (arukimiko

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

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