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巫 means 'shrine maiden'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 2683   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-7    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 21 words   Used in 20 names   Component in 19 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
Kun
   みこ shrine maiden
Additional readings
On    フ
Kun    かんなぎ
Components
⿻  工 work  ⿰  人 person  人 person  
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來 (来) come  从 obey  
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巫 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 巫 is used 10 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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フ : 7 words FIND ALL
ふ じ ゅ つ 1
noun
shamanism  (see also: シャーマニズム)
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フ (read as ぶ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
1. rural female shaman
2. unlearned Zen practitioner  (see also: 藪)
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みこ : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
medium; sorceress  (see also: 巫女)
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かんなぎ : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle  (巫 is esp. female and 覡 male)
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An additional みこ less common words include 巫 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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巫
みこ shrine maiden   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
工
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
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