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陰陽師
陰陽師
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 陰 | 陽 | 師 |
|
おん Grade: S |
よう Grade: 3 |
し > じ Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 陰 | 陽 | 師 |
|
おん Grade: S |
よう > みょう Grade: 3 |
し > じ Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||
The yō reading for 陽 changes to myō as an instance of renjō (連声). The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
陰陽師 (hiragana おんみょうじ, romaji onmyōji, historical hiragana おんみやうじ)
(alternative reading hiragana おんようじ, romaji on'yōji, historical hiragana おんやうじ)
- (religion) a Japanese esoteric cosmologist; a practitioner of Onmyōdō
See also
- 陰陽道 (onmyōdō)