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OK, I've been working on a translation project, and I'm a little stumped. I came across this kanji:

http://i49.tinypic.com/24g7txg.png

And now I originally thought it had something to do with 二, 示, 卩or 巳, but nothing I've found, either in my own books or on Denshi Jisho, has been able to come close. The original sentence it was in was as follows (taken from Sword World, vol. 1, p. 281): 一方で夜の稼業に就く者たらに信仰され, 盗賊の守護女神や娼館の守り神としても[unknown kanji]られています.

If someone would point me in the right direction, that would be absolutely fantastic. Thanks!