also: おんようじ · おみょうじ · おんにょうし · いんようし
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.
平安時代、陰陽師は宮中で重要な役割を果たした。
In the Heian period, onmyōji played an important role at the imperial court.
この小説の主人公は、悪霊を退治する陰陽師だ。
The protagonist of this novel is an onmyōji who exorcises evil spirits.
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.