Translingual

Han character

覡 (radical 147 見+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一人月山山 (MOBUU), four-corner 1611₀)

1. wizard

References

• KangXi: page 1135, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34875
• Dae Jaweon: page 1602, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3668, character 17
• Unihan data for U+89A1

Chinese

Pronunciation

Definitions

覡

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Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. medium, diviner

Readings

• On: げき (geki), けき (keki)
• Kun: みこ (miko), かんなぎ (kannagi)

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 神 ‎(kamu, “god, spirit”) +‎ 和ぎ ‎(nagi, “calming, calming down”), the stem noun form of verb 和ぐ ‎(nagu, “to become calm, to become quiet”).

/kamunagi/ → /kaɴnagi/

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): /kaɴnaɡi/

Alternative forms

• 巫

Noun

覡 ‎(hiragana かんなぎ, romaji kannagi)

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

Synonyms

• 巫女 (みこ) ‎(miko)
• 神子 (みこ) ‎(miko)

Etymology 2

Shift in pronunciation of the 神 ‎(kamu) element, similar to the pattern seen in terms such as 神戸 ‎(“Kōbe”).

/kamunagi/ → /koːnagi/

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): /koːnaɡi/

Alternative forms

• 巫

Noun

覡 ‎(hiragana こうなぎ, romaji kōnagi)

1. alternate reading for kannagi

Etymology 3

Less-common ateji for 巫女 ‎(miko, “shrine maiden”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): /miko/

Alternative forms

• 巫女
• 神子

Noun

覡 ‎(hiragana みこ, romaji miko)

1. a shrine maiden: see 巫女

Korean

Hanja

覡 • ‎(gyeok) (hangeul 격, revised gyeok, McCune-Reischauer kyŏk, Yale kyek)

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