犬張り子

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いぬ
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Grade: 1
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 犬張り子 – see the following entry.
犬張子いぬはりこ
[noun] 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
(This term, 犬張り子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)