巫

Glyph origin
– originally two pieces of jade crossed over each other as used in ancient shamanistic practices.

Etymology

 * “shaman; witch”
 * This word initially referred to spirit medium/shaman of either sex, but eventually female when contrasted with . Various hypotheses exist regarding its etymology :
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 * (1990) and (1990) proposed that this is a loanword from 🇨🇬 (more at Wikipedia: Magus)..


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 * “Malay”
 * of, a transcription of.

Definitions

 * 1) shaman; witch; sorcerer; wizard
 * 2) witch doctor
 * 3)  Malay; Melayu; relating to ethnic Malays

Kanji

 * 1) shaman
 * 2) witch, sorcerer

Compounds

 * : a shrine maiden and a doctor; someone who is both a shrine maiden and a doctor
 * : (the second of China's )
 * : male and female sorcerers and shamans
 * : Wushan, the Wu Mountains, a mountainous area in China along the
 * : shamanism; witchcraft, sorcery
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden and a doctor; someone who is both a shrine maiden and a doctor
 * : (the second of China's )
 * : male and female sorcerers and shamans
 * : Wushan, the Wu Mountains, a mountainous area in China along the
 * : shamanism; witchcraft, sorcery
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden and a doctor; someone who is both a shrine maiden and a doctor
 * : (the second of China's )
 * : male and female sorcerers and shamans
 * : Wushan, the Wu Mountains, a mountainous area in China along the
 * : shamanism; witchcraft, sorcery
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : shamanism; witchcraft, sorcery
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : shamanism; witchcraft, sorcery
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : shamanism; witchcraft, sorcery
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden
 * : a shrine maiden

Usage notes
This is the only kanji added to the jinmeiyō kanji list on 7 January 2015 by the Japanese government; previously classified as hyōgaiji.

Etymology 1
→

From. Originally a compound of, the of verb.

Noun

 * 1)  a medium or shaman, usually female, who acts as a medium between humans and the spirits or gods, helping to communicate between the two and to calm any supernatural or spiritual upset

Etymology 2
→ →  →  →

Shift in pronunciation of the element, similar to the pattern seen in terms such as.

Noun

 * 1)  a medium or shaman, usually female, who acts as a medium between humans and the spirits or gods, helping to communicate between the two and to calm any supernatural or spiritual upset

Etymology
From.