陰陽師

Borrowed from Japanese 陰陽師 (onmyōji).

陰陽師

1. practitioner of 陰陽道 (onmyōdō)

/omjauzi/ → */omʉjauzi/ → /omɨjauzi/ → /omʲːauʑi/} → /oɴmjɔːʑi/ → /oɴmjoːʑi/

Attested in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).

Shift from on'yōji below.

The yō reading for 陽 changes to myō as an instance of renjō (連声).

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) おんみょ​ーじ [òńmyóꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [õ̞mʲːo̞ːʑi]

陰陽師 (hiragana おんみょうじ, rōmaji onmyōji, historical hiragana おんみやうじ)

1. a practitioner of 陰陽道 (onmyōdō, “esoteric cosmology based on Chinese philosophy and traditional Japanese occult practices”)

From 陰陽 (on'yō, “yin-yang”) +‎ 師 (-shi, “-ian, -ist”).

The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

There is also a variant spelling: /omjauzi/ → */omʉjauzi/ → /omɨjauzi/ → /omjauzi/ → /omjɔːʑi/ → /omjɔːʑi/

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) おんよ​ーじ [òń'yóꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [õ̞ɰ̃jo̞ːʑi]

陰陽師 (hiragana おんようじ, rōmaji on'yōji, historical hiragana おんやうじ)
(alternative reading hiragana おみょうじ, romaji omyōji, historical hiragana おみやうじ)

1. (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a position in the 陰陽寮 (On'yōryō) who specialized in Chinese-influenced astrology, cosmology, divination, and other occult practices
2. a practitioner of 陰陽道 (on'yōdō, “esoteric cosmology based on Chinese philosophy and traditional Japanese occult practices”)

• 隠 (かく)れ陰 (おん)陽 (よう)師 (じ) (kakure on'yōji)

• 陰 (おん)陽 (よう)師 (じ)身 (み)の上 (うえ)知 (し)らず (on'yōji mi no ue shirazu)