noun

  1. rural female shaman.
  2. unlearned Zen practitioner.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
野巫 やぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plains, field, rustic
ヤ の ショ (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
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)