also: おんようじ · おみょうじ · おんにょうし · いんようし
onmyōji; yin-yang master; diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
A practitioner of onmyōdō (the way of yin and yang), a traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology and divination system. Historically served as advisors to the imperial court, performing divination, calendar-making, and exorcisms. In modern contexts, often appears in historical or fantasy settings.
In the Heian period, onmyōji played an important role at the imperial court.
The protagonist of this novel is an onmyōji who exorcises evil spirits.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is おんみょうじ.
Alternate reading; less common than おんみょうじ.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
From 陰陽 (onmyō, 'yin and yang') + 師 (shi, 'master, practitioner'). The reading おんみょうじ is the standard modern form; other readings are historical variants.