7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

sorcerer, medium, shrine maiden

Kun'yomi
  • みこ
  • かんなぎ
    medium
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

みこ 94.3%
5.7%

Character Breakdown

sorcerer, medium, shrine maiden
みこ フ かんなぎ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

virgin consecrated to a deity
shrine maiden
rural female shaman ②unlearned Zen practitioner
Korean shamanism
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
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References

Unicode hex code 5DEB
JIS X 0208 1-54-64
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 38
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1536
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2930
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2937
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 524
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8728
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a5.26
Four corner code 1010.8