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.