巫ふ覡げき

noun

shaman; oracle; diviner; medium

A rare, literary term for a person who communicates with spirits or gods, often in a traditional East Asian context. The kanji 巫 refers to a female shaman and 覡 to a male shaman, but the compound is used generically.

See also: 巫

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、巫ふ覡げきが神しん託たくを伝つたえた。

  In ancient China, shamans conveyed divine messages.

• この文ぶん献けんには巫ふ覡げきの儀ぎ式しきが詳くわしく記しるされている。

  This document describes the rituals of shamans in detail.