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女祭司 (じょさいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

女おんな祭さい司し

also: おんなさいし

Meanings

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noun

Primarily used for the High Priestess card in tarot; also a general term for a female priest, but 女性祭司 is more common in non-tarot contexts.

See also: 女性祭司

タロットカードの女じょ祭さい司しは、直ちょっ感かんと神しん秘ぴを象しょう徴ちょうする。
The High Priestess in tarot cards symbolizes intuition and mystery.
彼かの女じょは古こ代だい神しん殿でんの女じょ祭さい司しとして描えがかれている。
She is depicted as a priestess of an ancient temple.

Written forms

女祭司
- じょさいし
  Standard kanji form; reading じょさいし is more common in tarot contexts.
- おんなさいし
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard in tarot usage.
おんなさいし

Kanji

女woman, female
祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate

司director, official, govt office

Similar words

女じょ性せい祭さい司し
More common general term for a female priest; 女祭司 is strongly associated with tarot.
祭さい司し
Gender-neutral term for priest; 女祭司 specifies female.

Etymology

Compound of 女 (woman, female) and 祭司 (priest). The reading じょさいし is a standard on'yomi combination; おんなさいし mixes kun'yomi and on'yomi and is less common.