犬張子

Japanese
犬張子 (inu hariko): a collection of inu hariko dolls for sale at a Buddhist temple.
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
  • (Tokyo) いぬは​りこ [ìnú wáꜜrìkò] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][5][4]
  • IPA(key): [inɯ̟ᵝ ha̠ɾʲiko̞]

Noun

犬(いぬ)張(はり)子(こ) • (inu hariko) 

  1. 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
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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