Japanese

kanji
Definitions
  • medium, diviner

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 神 (god, spirit, deity, honorific prefix used in spiritual contexts, God, Shinto god, study) + Japanese 和ぎ (calming, calming down).

Origin

Japanese

和ぎ

Gloss

calming, calming down

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