犬張り子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	張	子
いぬ Grade: 1	は Grade: 5	こ 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.)