形代

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形	代
かた Grade: 2	しろ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 形 (kata, “form, shape, model”) +‎ 代 (shiro, “substitution, replacement”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かたしろ [kàtáshíró] (Heiban – [0])[2]
(Tokyo) かたしろ [kàtáꜜshìrò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠ɕiɾo̞]

Noun

形(かた)代(しろ) • (katashiro)

(Shinto) a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals
Synonym: 人形 (hitogata)
a doll or other substitute for a person, used as the target for a prayer or curse
a substitute or stand-in for a person

Coordinate terms

紙(かみ)人(にん)形(ぎょう) (kami ningyō): paper doll (as a toy rather than a ritual object)
流(なが)し雛(びな) (nagashibina): the practice of making dolls out of paper or straw, and sending them on a boat down a river or out to sea, carrying away one's impurities and sins with them.

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, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

Japanese dolls on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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