流し雛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
流	雛
なが Grade: 3	ひな > びな Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

流しびな

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠ɕibʲina̠]

Noun

流(なが)し雛(びな) • (nagashibina)

the practice of releasing Hina dolls into a river on the night of Hina matsuri
Hina doll involved in the aforementioned activity

Synonyms

(practice): 雛流(ひななが)し (hinanagashi)

Coordinate terms

形代(かたしろ) (katashiro): a traditional Japanese paper doll also used in certain purification rituals, such as nagashibina.

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