also: じょさいし
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
The High Priestess in tarot cards symbolizes intuition and mystery.
She is depicted as a priestess of an ancient temple.
Gender-neutral term for priest; 女祭司 specifies female.
Standard kanji form; reading じょさいし is more common in tarot contexts.
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard in tarot usage.
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.