こけし

Japanese

こけし (kokeshi): simple handmade wooden dolls

Etymology

Alternative spelling
小芥子

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こけし [kòkéshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ke̞ɕi]

Noun

こけし • (kokeshi) 

1. a small handmade wooden doll with a spherical head and cylindrical body without limbs, originally from the 東北 (Tōhoku) region

Descendants

• → English: kokeshi