female medium who summons spirits with a catalpa bow
Historical term for a female shaman who used the sound of a catalpa bowstring to call spirits. Compare 巫女 (sense 2).
See also: 巫女
It is said that the azusa miko summoned spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Abbreviated spelling; less common than 梓巫女.
From 梓 (catalpa) + 巫女 (female medium). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term describes a specific type of shamanic practice.