土人形

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Japanese

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 土人形 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1
ぎょう
Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

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(tsuchi, soil) +‎ 人形 (ningyō, doll; figurine)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ちにんぎょー [tsùchíníꜜǹgyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕiɲ̟ĩŋʲɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

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(つち)(にん)(ぎょう) (tsuchiningyōつちにんぎやう (tutiningyau)?

  1. a clay doll; a clay figurine
    • 1999 February 4, “はにわ [Haniwa]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
      ()(だい)(おう)(はか)(なか)にある(ほう)(もつ)(まも)(つち)(にん)(ぎょう)
      Kodaiō no haka no naka ni aru hōmotsu o mamoru tsuchiningyō.
      A clay figure that guards the treasure in an ancient king’s tomb.