土人形

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	人	形
つち Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 2
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

土 (tsuchi, “soil”) +‎ 人形 (ningyō, “doll; figurine”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

土(つち)人(にん)形(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:

     古(こ)代(だい)王(おう)の墓(はか)の中(なか)にある宝(ほう)物(もつ)を守(まも)る土(つち)人(にん)形(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.