犬張子
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犬張子 (inu hariko): a collection of inu hariko dolls for sale at a Buddhist temple.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 犬 | 張 | 子 |
| いぬ Grade: 1 |
は(り) Grade: 5 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 犬張り子 |
Etymology
Compound of 犬 (inu, “dog”) + 張り子 (hariko, “papier-mâché”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
犬張子 • (inu hariko)
- a kind of traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog doll, formerly considered to be a 魔除け (mayoke, “ward against evil”) and now either a toy or decoration sold as a souvenir
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN