陰陽師おんみょうじ

noun

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.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だい、陰陽師おんみょうじは宮きゅう中ちゅうで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたした。

  In the Heian period, onmyōji played an important role at the imperial court.

• この小しょう説せつの主しゅ人じん公こうは、悪あく霊りょうを退たい治じする陰陽師おんみょうじだ。

  The protagonist of this novel is an onmyōji who exorcises evil spirits.