神樂女

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 神樂女 – see the following entry.
【神楽女かぐらめ】
[noun] An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine, helping to receive visitors and performing 神楽 (kagura) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities.
[noun] An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles.
(This term, 神樂女, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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